Oshin Silver (Cilician Armenia)
Name/Title
Oshin Silver (Cilician Armenia)Description
Cilician Armenia. Oshin, 1308-1320 AD. Silver takvorin. Oshin (1282 – July 20, 1320) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1307 to 1320. A member of the House of Lampron, he became king after the murder of his nephew Leo III and brother Hethum II by the Mongol general Bilarghu. Supported by the Ilkhan Oljeitu, who had Bilarghu executed, Oshin ascended to the throne, defeated the Mongols, and sought aid from Christian Europe to defend against the Mamluks. Like his brother, he promoted a union of the Armenian and Roman churches, despite popular discontent. In 1309, he executed his wife’s uncle for his brother's murder, and briefly held Henry II of Cyprus after his sister’s husband Amalric usurped the Cypriot throne.Category
Coins and Banknotes
Mintage
Date made
1308 - 1320Place of Origin
* Untyped Place of Origin
SisManufacture Method
StruckCoin Details
Obverse
Description
King on horseback, riding right, facing. He holds reins in left hand and scepter in right. Interesting field marks above rump and below mouth.Translation
Oshin King of the ArmeniansReverse
Description
Lion walking right, behind him a tall cross. Dot above rump, three-strand tail.Translation
Struck in the City of SisEthnography
Cultural Region
* Untyped Cultural Region
CiliciaCulture/Tribe
Armenian