Any ID On This Crude, Old Coin? | Armenia Kardez C.1300 Ad

I'm guessing an Armenian Kardez, somewhere between Hetoum I and Levon III.

Pertinax, I don't see the similarities with Northumbria coinage.

I still believe this is an Armenian coin from one of the Hetoums(probably II).

http://mehmeteti.150m.com/armenians/hs036.htm is a decent example of the obverse legend used on I and II issues. Legend looks like a decent match to me.


http://mehmeteti.150m.com/armenians/hs047.htm is very close in design to the OP's coin.

My problem is the reverse. The OP's coin is even more crude than the linked coins. Not impossibly different, but a stretch.

The Cilician-Armenian kingdom was a Crusader protectorate, surrounded by (and often under siege by) the Turkish, Egyptian and Mongol sultanates that eventually conquered what we now call Turkey. The Crusaders struck coins in the European mediaeval style, while the sultanates struck coins of Islamic style; the Armenians had no other neighbours. Armenian coinage is in a sense unique, often combining aspects of the two styles. For example, the king is shown on these later copper coins to be seated cross-legged in the style of a sultan, rather than on a high throne like his European and Crusader contemporaries, but the cross on the reverse clearly marks it as being from a Christian state. The Armenian script used on these coins is entirely their own and is (when legible) quite distinctive.

As for the identity of this coin, I'd agree that Hetoum II is the most likely candidate. See this zeno.ru page.