Name/Title
Levon III Silver (Cilician Armenia)Description
Leo III (1289–1307) was a young king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1303 or 1305 to 1307, along with his uncle Hethum II. A member of the House of Lampron, he was the son of Thoros III of Armenia and Margaret of Lusignan, who was the daughter of King Hugh III of Cyprus. In 1305, Hethum and Leo led the Armenian army to defeat a Mamluk raiding force at Bagras. On November 17, 1307, they and their retinue were murdered at a banquet hosted by the Mongol general Bilarghu at Anazarbus. Bilarghu, a Muslim convert, had sought to build a mosque in Sis, but Hethum, wanting Armenia to remain Christian, opposed the move and complained to Mongol leader Oljeitu. At the banquet, Bilarghu’s forces massacred the Armenians, killing Leo, Hethum, and other nobles. Bilarghu was later executed by Oljeitu for the massacre.Mintage
Date made
1301 - 1307Place of Origin
* Untyped Place of Origin
SisManufacture Method
StruckCoin Details
Obverse
Description
The king on horseback; holds scepter. Three dots in the field.Transcription
ԼԵԻՈՆ ԹԱԳԱԻՈՐ ՀԱՅ[ՈՑ]Translation
Levon, king of the Armenians.Reverse
Description
Lion walking right, plain cross behind.Transcription
ՇԻՆԵԱԼ Ի ՔԱՂԱՔՆ [Ի] Ս[Ի]ՍTranslation
Struck in the city of Sis.Currency
1 TakvorinDimensions
Diameter
21 mmWeight
2.51 gCreated By
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October 19, 2024Updated By
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December 6, 2024