Armenia, Cilician Armenia. Levon I AR Tram. Sis mint(?), AD 1199-1219. ✠ "Levon, king of the Armenians" in Armenian script, Levon seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding globus cruciger and lis-tipped sceptre / ✠ "By the will of God" in Armenian script, crowned lion advancing to right, head facing, holding patriarchal cross; monogram to left, pellet above. CCA 66 (listed as half double tram, to distinguish from the tram series) var. (obv. legend). 2.97g, 23mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine; flan crack at 2h. Extremely Rare with the lion advancing to right and unpublished with this obverse legend in CCA.
From a private European collection.