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1/2 Tram - Leo I
| Issuer | Cilician Armenia |
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| Year | 1198-1219 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | King Leo I depicted seated facing on throne, wearing crown and royal robes, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a cross or orb in his left; the figure is rendered in the flat, stylised manner characteristic of Armenian hammered coinage. The central design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with an Armenian legend occupying the surrounding field and outer margin. |
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| Reverse description | Two confronted lions passant, posed back-to-back in heraldic arrangement, their tails raised and intertwined, a cross or floral motif placed between them. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with an Armenian inscription running continuously around the outer legend field in the characteristic script of Cilician Armenian royal coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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