| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 3259 Price realized: 550 CHF (Approx. 624 USD / 577 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I, 1198-1219. Follis (Bronze, 17 mm, 1.05 g, 1 h), Sis, but intended for circulation in Antiochia, early 13th century. Knight on horseback galloping to left, holding banner in his left hand. Rev. Cross potent with A / N / T / O in angles. CCS p. 234, 135. Metcalf, Crusades, 483. Porteous -. Wäckerlin -. Very rare and of great historical interest. Deposits and with light cleaning scratches, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. This coin was minted in Sis by Levon I, but it was intended for circulation in Antiochia once the great Crusader city would have been captured by the king. However, Levon never actually conquered Antiochia (although he managed to install Raymond-Roupen as the ruler of the city in 1216) and these coins are therefore all very rare today. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
