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Series II Volume 10 (40), No. 4 Deeember 2014 )U8 ARMENIAN NUMISMATIC JOURNAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Vol. 10 (40), (2014) No. 4 End oi Armenian Numiksmatic Journal 75 76 Membership Discount Schedule 76 NERCESSIAN, Y. T. Armenian Coins Excavated at Kinet (Part II) 77 SARYAN, L. A. A Recent Bronze Coin Forgery of Tigranes II of Armenia 89 Armenian Numismatic Literature 91 Letters 92 Articles Remaining Unpublished 92 Donations 92 SIBILIAN, Fr. Clement. Classification of the Coins of Gosdantin I (1298-1299) 93 BEDOUKIAN, Paul Z. Tthe Coins of the Cilician King Gosdantin I (1298-1299) 97 The Final Home of the Paul Z. Bedoukian Collection, by Y. T. Nercessians 104 Letters 104 Index 105 ARMENIAN NUMISMATIC JOURNAL Series II Vol. 10 (40). No. 4 December 2014 End of Armenian Numismatic Journal In March 1975, the first issue of the Armenian Numismatic Journal was published. The beginning was extremely humble. The first article was on the bank notes of Armenia in an outlined format; that first issue also included an abstract on an Armenian numismatic article. The issue was posted without cover. During the past forty years, numerous articles have been published by a multitude of authors. Furthermore, two festschrifts were published in Armenian Numismatic Journal dedicated to Fr. Clement Sibilian and Dr. Paul Z. Bedoukian. The Society started its Special Publication series in 1981. In 2009, twenty-nine years later, SP15 was published. During this foity year period, the membership never grew large enough such that we might convert our Journal to an attractive publication and publish dozens more monographs. To my sorrow, these have been my failure and our society’s shortcomings. It is true that having published fifteen monographs and two commemorative volumes in ANJ and thirty-eight other volumes could make any numismatic organization very proud. Yet I feel that these two major goals of the Society were not fulfilled. When the ANJ was founded, I was young and energetic. Today my age has advanced and I have health problems. The Society’s Executive Board has decided to end the publication of Ar- menian Numismatic Journal in December of 2014. I would like to express my thanks to Dr. Levon A. Saryan, Mr. Terenik Nercessian, and Mr. Wartan Gewenian who have helped me publish a scholarly Journal. Also, I would like to thank to the multitude of authors for gracing the pages of the ANJ with their articles. The Armenian Numismatic Society will continue to remain as a functional organization but with limited activity. Those who would like to remain active members may continue to pay their annual membership dues to support and aid the organization. Communication will be maintained with the membership in writing and by e-mail. The annual USA membership will be reduced to $25 with foreign membership to $30. The membership will continue to have the previous discount privileges. Y. T. Nercessian ARMENIAN NUMISMATIC JOURNAL is the quarterly publication of Armenian Numismatic Soci- ety, an educational, non-profit organization. Editor, Y. T. Nercessian, 8511 Beverly Park Place, Pico Rivera, CA 90660-1920, USA (webpage: www.ArmNumSoc.ora/ : e-mail: ArmNumSoc- @aol.com ). Associate Editors, W. Gewenian and T. Nercessian, Corresponding Editors, L. A. Saryan. Non-member subscriptions $70/80 per year. ISSN 0884-0180—LCCN 85-649443 Armenian Numismatic Journal, Vol. 10 (40), (2014) 75 ^^^ \915~ .« ‘^„.^^1 ^-^ : ' : : ,' : *«, ^^441 ^- , ' - . - : \9\-: , ,, 2009- , SP15 : :: - - , :,, - ' : : 2014-/? : ^ , - - - ,, .- '-,-: ', , ,:: $25-, :'' $30-/7; : - - MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT SCHEDULE All Armenian Numismatic Society members receive a 20% discount on all publications*: Armenian Numismatic Journal issues (bound volumes included), Special Publications, Bedoukian publications, and also our silver medals. * Except for publications which are already offered at a reduced price 76 Armenian Numismatic Journal, Vol.lO (40), (2014) ARMENIAN COINS EXCAVATED AT KINET (Part II) Y. T. NERCESSIAN Plate 10 In 2004, we published a report on the Cilician Armenian coins discovered at the port city of Kinet, located in Cilician Armenia.^ In 2013, Prof. Scott Redford e-mailed us and asked if we would be interested to continue studying the coins discovered during the last years of excavation at Runet. Also, he suggested that a report on these coins from the medieval levels at Kinet should be prepared and published. As before, the Armenian coins were individual finds and did not constitute a hoard as such. Prof. Redford emphasized that all of the Armenian coins that have been found have been single finds; and all are from stratified archaeological contexts. ICNH-1208 (catalogued as No. 63 in this report) which, although poorly preserved, is very important because it was found together with the hoard of Antiochene deniers that David Metcalf is working on and may help to date that hoard. Cataloguing the coins Using the electronic images provided, we were able to successfully identify and catalogue the coins as we had done in Part I. The catalogue is arranged in chronological sequence of the rulers. The photographic plate offered for catalogue 2 utilized the actual electronic images transmitted to us via e-mail by Prof. Redford. An asterisk (*) indicates if the coin is illustrated in the plate. Table 2. Summary ofArmenian coins found at Kinet (Part II) IVUiCl clliu ICkillcli peiiuu v./oms lounu wuanutv or coins louna Levon I (119801219) ^Tank 2 Hetoum I (1226-1270) AR Hetoum-Zabel tram (1) ZE Tank (7) JE Equestrian kardez (7) JE King seated on throne, kardez (2) 17 Levon II (1170-1289) JE Kardez 3 Hetoum II (1289-93, 1295-1296, 1299-1305) JE Kardez 6 Levon III (1301-1307) AR Takvorin (1) JE Kardez (2) 3 Unidentifiable AR Tram 1 TOTAL 32 ^ For the first part, see Y. T. Nercessian, “Armenian Coins Excavated at Kinet,” Armenian Numismatic Journal, Series I, Vol. XXX (June 2004), No. 2, pp. 47-55, pi. 3; reprinted in Armenian Numismatic Studies, Vol. II (Los Angeles, 2009), pp. 313-326, pi. 42-43. Table 2 and Catalogue 2 are the continuation of the first part. Armenian Numismatic Journal, Ser. II, Vol. 10 (40), (2014) 77 Y. T. Nercessian CATALOGUE 2 LEVON I (1198-1219) 32* Tank Obv.; Bearded leonine head of king facing, wearing crown with five dots. Clockwise legend, + (Levon king of the Armenians). Rev.: Patriarchal cross with two stars in field. Clockwise legend, + (struck in the city of Sis). Data: IE, Wt. 7.25 g, 29 mm0, KT15093, CCA 696, ACV 301 (grade VF+) KNH-1184 33* Tank Obv.: Bearded+ leonine head.of king facing, wearing crown with six dots. Clockwise legend, Rev.: Patriarchal+ cross with two.stars in field. Clockwise legend, Data: IE, Wt. 7.07 g, 28 mm0, KT16842, CCA 706, ACV 303 (green patina, grade VF+) KNH-1310 HETOUM I (1226-1270) 34* Hetoum-Zabel Tram Obv.: Queen Zabel standing on 1. facing and King Hetoum standing on r. facing. Both fig- ures are crowned and wearing royal vestments. Both are holding a long cross. Dot on the cross. Clockwise legend, (by the will of God). Rev.: Lion to r., crowned and holding a cross with 1. paw. Clockwise legend, + (Hetoum king of the Armenians. Data: AR, Wt. KT16268, CCA 896, ACV 334V (grade EF) KNH-1300 35* Tank Obv.: King seated on throne adorned with lions. He holds a globus cruciger in his 1. hand, and a fleur-de-lys on his r. shoulder. Clockwise legend, + (Hetoum king of the Armenians). Rev.: Potent cross with four stars in four quadrants. Clockwise legend, (struck in the city of Sis). Data: IE, 29 mm0, KT15104, CCA 1295, ACV 351 (grade VF) KNH-1185 36 Tank Obv.: King seated on throne adorned with lions. He holds a globus cruciger in his 1. hand, and a fleur-de-lys on his r. shoulder. Clockwise legend, + [] . Rev.: Potent+cross with four lines.in four quadrants. Clockwise legend, provided, Data: IE, Wt. 7.46 g, 28 mm0, KT15654, CCA 1296, ACV 351 (only obverse image green patina, grade VF) KNH-1309 78 Armenian Numismatic Journal, Ser. II, Vol. 10 (40), (2014) Armenian Coins Excavated at Kinet 37* Tank Obv.: King seated on throne adorned with lions. He holds a globus cruciger in his 1. hand, +and a fleur-de-lys on his.r. shoulder. Star in 1. field. Clockwise legend, Rev.: +Potent cross with four .stars in four quadrants. Clockwise legend, Data: JE, Wt. 7.03 g, 28 mm0, KT15081, CCA 1304, ACV 352V (some corrosion, grade VF+) KNH-1182 38* Tank Obv.: King seated on throne adorned with lions. He holds a globus cruciger in his 1. hand, -and a fleur-de-lys on his.r. shoulder. Clockwise legend, Rev.: Potent+cross with four stars.in four quadrants. Clockwise legend, Data: /E, Wt. 9.08 g, 30 mm0, KT16826, CCA 1304, ACV 352V (pierced, otherwise grade VF) KNH-1303 39 Tank Obv.: King seated on throne adorned with lions. He holds a globus cruciger in his 1. hand, -and a fleur-de-lys on his.r. shoulder. Clockwise legend, Rev.: Potent+cross with four lines.in four quadrants. Clockwise legend, Data: /E, KT15701, CCA 1328, ACV 353 (grade VF) KNH-1307 40 Tank Obv.: King seated on throne adorned with lions. He holds a globus cruciger in his 1. hand, -1-and a fleur-de-lys on his.r. shoulder. Clockwise legend, Rev.: -Potent cross with four stars.in four quadrants. Clockwise legend, Data: /E, 30 mm, KT14572, CCA 1362V, ACV 351V (corroded, grade F/about VF)KNH-1169 41 Tank Obv.: The obverse of this coin is in very poor condition. However, the presence of letter T ( ) at 2h and 4:30h enabled us to assign this coin to King Hetoum I. +The inscription is not legible. Rev.: Very poorly visible, potent cross with four stars in four quadrants.