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Silver coin - Leo I
| Issuer | Cilician Armenia |
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| Year | 1187-1198 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a knight rides left on horseback, depicted in full military attire and holding aloft a flying banner or standard. The scene is rendered in the bold, stylized relief characteristic of medieval Armenian hammered coinage. An Armenian legend surrounds the central motif within the outer field, reading 'Levon servant of God'. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée occupies the central field, its four arms terminating in annulets at the tips. Crescents are positioned in each of the four quarters between the arms of the cross. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with an Armenian inscription legend surrounding it in the outer field, reading 'Son of Stephan'. |
| Reverse script | Armenian |
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