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1 Kardez - Hethoum I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Armenian Cilicia |
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| Year | 1226-1270 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of King Hethoum I, crowned and robed in regal attire, depicted in a stylized Byzantine-influenced manner typical of Cilician Armenian coinage. The king holds symbols of royal authority, with a six-pointed star ornament visible to the left of the figure in the field. The effigy is enclosed within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a circular Armenian legend reading ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (Hethoum King of the Armenians) along the outer border. The hammered flan exhibits the characteristic irregular roundness of medieval copper issues from Sis. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a stylized patriarchal or equal-armed cross with decorative terminals, set within a plain inner circle. The cross design is rendered in the angular, flat relief characteristic of Cilician Armenian hammered copper coinage. A circular Armenian legend surrounds the central motif along the outer border, reading ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ Ի ՍԻՍ (Struck in the city of Sis), identifying the mint. The overall composition is austere and functional, consistent with the subsidiary bronze denominations of the Cilician Armenian monetary system. |
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| Mint | Sis |
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