Identifying Some Ancient/Medieval Coins - Possibly Hopeless

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tool New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 03/03/2017 10:10 pm When I was a kid I got a set of junk ancient/medieval coins from Littleton or someplace similar. Obviously not worth anything but I'd like to know what they are. I managed to identify the Roman one (an as of Claudius), but not the other three. The Arab one is probably hopeless (especially since it appears to have been clipped), and I expect the Byzantine one is too, but the Greek one seems possible. However, I've had no luck searching using the text that I can see on it. The Greek coin is 18 mm and the Byzantine about 25 mm (it's not very round). * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Edited by tool 03/03/2017 10:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/03/2017 10:29 pm Center one may be from Cilician Armenia. Levon I? Report this Post to the Staff
tool New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 03/03/2017 10:52 pm Quote: Center one may be from Cilician Armenia. Levon I? That certainly seems plausible. Unfortunately I can't make out the writing on the obverse at all given the condition and my unfamiliarity with the Armenian alphabet. (Based on the slightly clearer reverse it does seem like Armenian.) Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 01:05 am to the community The first one appears to be Abbasid, the second as Bob said is Cilician Armenian, and the third one I believe is Umayyad. Report this Post to the Staff
tool New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 03/05/2017 4:43 pm Thanks! Whoever sold these back in the day must have made the same mistake I did and assumed the writing on the first coin was Greek. Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 03/07/2017 12:48 pm Yes, the middle coin is definately an AE Tank of King Levon I of Cilicia, circa 1199-1219 A.D. From the main mint of Sis. Report this Post to the Staff
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