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A mountainous country to the northeast of Asia Minor, once part of the Achaemenid, Alexandrine and Seleucid Empires. After the defeat of Antiochus III by the Romans in 190 BC, an independent kingdom was set up under her guidance. A 600 year long tug-of-war followed between Rome, the Parthians and later, the Sasanians, ending in the late 4th century division of the country between the east Romans and the Persians. Armenia was the first land to adopt the Christian religion officially and the oldest Christian nation to survive into modern times.
Levon I (1198 - 1219 AD)
AE Tank
Nercessian ACV 308v.
29 mm.
8.00 gm.
Die position=12h (?)
Obverse: Bearded leonine head of king wearing crown with six pellets. Single curl in hair. Armenian legend with variation. Double struck.
Reverse: Patriarchal cross with star to each side. Armenian legend with variation. Double struck.
Levon I (1198 - 1219 AD)
AE Tank
Nercessian ACV 300-313 type
30 x 29 mm.
7.78 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse: Bearded leonine head of king wearing crown.
Reverse: Patriarchal cross with star to each side.
Zabel (1219 - 1222 AD)
No known coins.
No known coins.
Hetoum I (1226 - 1270 AD)
AE Kardez
Nercessian ACV 364
24 x 22 mm.
4.39 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: King seated legs crossed on wide bench.
Reverse: Potent cross with lines in four quadrants.
Levon II (1270 - 1289 AD)
Hetoum II (1289 - 1305 AD)
AE Kardez
Nercessian ACV 399v. (?)
21 x 18 mm.
2.56 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse: King seated. Right hand raised.
Reverse: Cross with dots in four quadrants.
Hetoum II (1289 - 1305 AD)
AE Kardez
Nercessian ACV 400-402 type
23 x 22 mm.
4.08 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse: King seated. Left hand raised.
Reverse: Potent cross (with pellets (?)). Armenian legend.
Hetoum II (1289 - 1305 AD)
AE Kardez
Nercessian ACV 400-402 type
20 mm.
2.67 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse: King seated. Left hand raised.
Reverse: Potent cross with pellets. Armenian legend.
Smpad (1296 - 1298 AD)
AE Pogh
Nercessian ACV 412
18 x 19 mm.
1.85 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: King on horseback riding right.
Reverse: Cross with four doves, one in each quadrant. Armenian legend.
Levon IV (1320 - 1342 AD)
AR Takvorin
Nercessian ACV 452
19 mm.
2.24 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: King on horseback riding right holding mace over his shoulder; Armenian letters in field. Armenian legend.
Reverse: Lion walking right; cross behind. Armenian legend.
Gosdantin III (1344 - 1363 AD)
AR Takvorin
Nercessian ACV 473
18 mm.
1.92 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: King on horseback riding right holding mace over his shoulder; Armenian letters in field. Armenian legend.
Reverse: Lion walking right; cross behind. Armenian letter in field. Armenian legend.
Levon the Usurper (1363 - 1365 AD)
Gosdantin IV (1365 - 1373 AD)
Gosdantin IV (1365 - 1373 AD)
AR Takvorin
Nercessian ACV 492v.
18 mm.
1.50 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: King on horseback riding right holding cross over his shoulder; Armenian letter 'S' below horse. Armenian legend.
Reverse: Lion walking right; cross behind. Letter (?) and pellet below lion. Armenian legend.
Levon V (1374 - 1375 AD)
AE Pogh
Nercessian ACV 506
18 x 16 mm.
0.79 gm.
Die position=8h
Obverse: Lion of Cyprus walking right. Armenian legend.
Reverse: Simple cross. Armenian legend.
Levon V (1374 - 1375 AD)
AE Pogh
Nercessian ACV 506 type
16 mm.
0.58 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse: Very stylized lion of Cyprus walking right. Armenian legend.
Reverse: Simple cross. Armenian legend.
Note: This could be a later imitation.