Details
LOT 3628
Armenia, Cilician Armenia. Hetoum II AE Kardez. 1289-1293, 1295-1296, and 1301-1305.
Sis mint. 'Hetoum King of Armenians' in Armenian, crowned head facing / 'Struck in the city of Sis' in Armenian, patriarchal cross terminating in floral scroll. AC 398. Very Fine.(4.28gr, 22mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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