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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.528.443
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
One Tram
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1296-1298
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Armenia
Culture
Armenian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181557

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
irreg.: 2.3 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (7/8 x 1/16 in.)
2.51 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: around perimeter, in Armenian:: [obverse: SMPAD KING OF THE ARMENIANS; reverse: BY THE WILL OF GOD.]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nanette Rodney Kelekian, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.528.443
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: king seated on a throne, holding cross and fleur-de-lys; reverse: lion rampant on either side of a patriarchal cross. Inscription in Armenian. Beaded inner and outer borders on obverse and reverse.

Verification Level

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