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echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/13/2018 11:52 pm Hetoum was the king of Cilician Armenia from 1226-1270, Zable was the daughter and heir of Levon I. AR Tram Obverse: King and Queen holding Cross. Legend in Armenian script: By The Will Of God Reverse: Lion advancing right holding Cross. Legend: Hetoum King Of The Armenians. 21.3mm x 2.99g x 7h Reference: Bedoukian 896 Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/14/2018 08:12 am An excellent addition, Ron. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/14/2018 1:49 pm Thanks Bob. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 09/14/2018 3:46 pm Excellent Armenian coin! I really need to get one of these for my language collection! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34441 Posts	Posted 09/14/2018 8:35 pm Ron, I've often wondered about these Trams--specifically, why on many of these it looks like the lion on the rev has a big hole in the center of his body. On yours, you can see that it isn't a perfect circle, but rather has at least a partly scalloped or crenulated edge (see below). Any thoughts on whether this is a countermark of some sort or just part of the design? "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
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/14/2018 8:47 pm Interesting observation, Dave. Here's another, with a similar decorative ring. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34441 Posts	Posted 09/14/2018 8:52 pm I know, weird huh? They don't all have it though. Here is my Tram from the same time period (attributed however as Bedoukian 842): And of course my apologies Ron for slightly highjacking your thread. "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
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/14/2018 8:55 pm Maybe before there were Holy Cows there were Holy (hole-y) Lions? Edited by Kamnaskires 09/14/2018 8:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/14/2018 9:48 pm Within each type there are many different varieties, this type alone has over 200 different varieties. I've seen with the hole and without as Bob has pointed out. There is any explanation in Bedoukian about it. Report this Post to the Staff
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