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Crusaders, Epirus (Despotate). Philippe de Taranto BI Denier Tournois. 1294-1313. Lepanto (modern Nafpaktos) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ (lis) PҺS • P. TAR DЄSP., cross pattée / ✠ (nail) NЄPANTI CIVIS •, château tournois. Cf. CCS 111a; Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 1082. 0.79gr, 19mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders. Anonymous AE Follis. Circa mid of 13th century AD. Antioch mint.
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Inscription in angles of long cross pattée / Inscription in angles of long cross pattée. Cf. CCS 132; Metcalf, Crusades, -; cf. Wäckerlin 160. 0.50gr, 15mm.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Uncertain Medieval AE Unit. Circa 10th-4th century AD.
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Legend around central legend in three lines / Legend around central cross pattée with letters in angles. 0.46gr, 17mm.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Carolingians. Charles le Chauve (the Bald), as Charles II, King of West Francia AR Denier. 840-864. Uncertain mint (probably Orléans).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
✠ XPISTIANA RELICIO, temple / ✠ CARLVS REX FR, cross pattée with pellet in each quarter. Depeyrot 1189; M&G 1159; Prou 1062. 1.53gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Armenia. Cilician Armenia, Hetoum I, with Zabel AR Tram. 1226-1270.
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ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅ, crowned lion to right holding long cross / ԿԱՐՈՈՈՒԹ ԻԱԱՅ Ե, Zabel and Hetoum standing facing, holding long cross between. Cf. AC 337-339. 2.70gr, 21mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Armenia. Cilician Armenia, Levon IV AR Takvorin. 1320-1341. Sis mint.
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King on horseback to right, holding sceptre in his right hand, Ճ and Մ across field / Lion to right with forepaw raised; behind, cross. Cf. Bedoukian 1973. 2.05gr, 20mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Armenia. Cilician Armenia, Levon IV AR Takvorin. 1320-1342. Sis mint.
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⧾ ԼԵԻՈՆ ԹԱԳԱԻՈՐ ՀԱՅՈ, King on horseback to right, holding sceptre in his right hand, Ճ and Մ across field / ⧾ ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔ ՍԻՍ, lion to right with forepaw raised; behind, cross. CCA 1971 var. (reverse legend); Nercessian -. 2.30gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare variety.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Armenia. Cilician Armenia, Gosdantin IV AR Takvorin. 1365-1373.
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King on horseback riding to right and holding sceptre; pellet in left field / Lion walking to right, cross behind. Cf. AC 491-494; cf. CCA 2169-2190. 2.47gr, 21mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Armenia. Cilician Armenia, Gosdantin IV AR Takvorin. 1365-1373. Sis mint.
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ԿՈՍՏԸՆԴԻՆ ԹԱԳԱԻ[...], King riding to right, holding sceptre; letter beneath horse / Lion walking to right; cross behind; letter(?) beneath lion. Cf. CCA 2186. 1.64gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Armenia. Cilician Armenia, Gosdantin IV AR Takvorin. 1365-1373. Sis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
✠ ԿՈՍՏԸՆԴԻՆ ԹԱ[…], King on horseback to right, holding cruciform sceptre / ✠ […]ԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ Ի ՍԻ[…], lion advancing to right, long Latin cross behind. Cf. Bedoukian 2291. 1.85gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Armenia. Cilician Armenia, Levon I AR Tram. 1199-1219. Sis mint.
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⧾ ԼԵԻՈՆ ԹԱԳԱԻՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ (Levon, king of the Armenians), Levon seated facing on throne decorated with lions, his feet resting on footstool, wearing royal mantle on his shoulders, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and lis-tipped sceptre in his left / ⧾ ԿԱՐՈՂՈՒԹԲՆ ԱՍՏՈԻԾՈՅ (By the will of God), two lions rampant back-to-back, each with heads reverted; patriarchal cross between. CCA 123ff. 2.88gr, 23mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine. Edge chipped.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Bulgaria, Second Empire AR Grosh. Ivan Aleksandar, 1331-1371.
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Christ standing facing before seat, raising hands in benediction; IC XC flanking head, monograms and pellets to either side / Ivan Aleksandar and Mikhail Asen IV standing facing, each holding cross-tipped sceptre, holding Christogram-tipped staff between them; monograms around figures. Raduchev & Zhekov 1.13.3-6; Youroukova & Penchev 74-80. 1.24gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Lockdales, A82/-, no.398. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.