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echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 9:01 pm Medieval Cilician Armenia was a Christian Country surrounded by the Islamic World during the time of the Crusades. Here is an excellent PDF on their coins and history: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/v...armeniapdf/7 The coin I'm posting is an AR Dram/Tram of Levon I 1199-1219 King of Armenia Obverse: King enthroned, Armenian Legend: LEVON KING OF ARMENIANS. Reverse: Two Lions rampant with a Patriarchal Cross, Armenian legend: BY THE WILL OF GOD Sis mint 22mm x 3g x 1h Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 9:19 pm Wonderful addition, Ron. I like the symmetry and the simplicity of the rendering. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 9:32 pm Thanks Bob, the Cilician Armenian series has been and interest of mine for some time I have several bronze coins this is my first silver one. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 9:40 pm One of the nicest examples of this series I have seen. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 9:48 pm Thanks sel, I agree they are usually pretty worn but this had nice detail Pick it up at FSRcoin http://www.fsrcoin.com/e.html #545 for $25 he might have some more left if interested. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7955 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 08:32 am Wow! Great find. I've noticed coins from this series in auctions, and thought they were quite fairly priced compared to other contemporaneous coins, but that seems like a great bargain. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 09:14 am Not my collecting area but I can see that's a lovely coin! Congrats, and I do like that obverse! Paul Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 10:50 am Thanks all. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 12:46 pm Great pick-up! Very interesting representation of lions--especially the mouths. I thought that they might be flowers until I read your description more closely. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/09/2018 6:20 pm I've just added two more of these to the collection, will post pictures later. One of the few reference books on Cilician Armenian coins is: "Coins of Cilician Armenian by Paul Z. Bedoukian" a must have for anyone interested in these coins. Just on Levon's I Trams there are several hundred variations for the one coin. The variations are defined by the obverse legend and by the different types of Crosses on the reverse. Reading the legends are difficult and need a little knowledge of Armenian script will go a long way. Until I have a better understanding of that I'm just going to work on the different Cross reverses. Just to build a complete set of this coin would take a life time to complete. Cross extends through the border to form three Crosses Closed border and just one Cross. Report this Post to the Staff
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