Extremely Rare Armenian Gold Issue
Ex Araratian Collection
Published by Nercessian

Triton XIX, Lot: 2229. Estimate $50000. Sold for $40000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I. 1198-1219. AV Half Tahekan (19.5mm, 2.46 g, 11h). Levon enthroned facing, holding cross in right hand and branch in left / Patriarchal cross flanked by two lions, heads reverted. Nercessian, Gold III.a (this coin); AC 255 (this coin illustrated); Bedoukian 6 var. (rev. legend); Friedberg –. EF, toned. Extremely rare – the only example known to Nercessian.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex J.G Collection (sold as the “Araratian Collection,” Classical Numismatic Group 36, 5 December 1995), lot 714.