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15 June 2019
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Starting Price: 100 CHF
Hammer Price:  500 CHF
Lot 775

ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Baronial. Roupen I, 1080-1095. Pogh (Bronze, 21 mm, 2.73 g). +ԱաԻԲԷՆ ('Roupen' in Armenian) around cross. Rev. Ծաոա այ ('servant of God' in Armenian) around cross. ACV 245. CCA 1. Rare; this is the first coin of the Baronial period. Very fine.



Coins like this were often tossed as payment by the audiences of early medieval Armenian singers of satirical songs. As such the singers themselves were known as Poghs. Some of those singers, fleeing Moslem invaders, ended up in Ireland.

Online bidding closes: 2 Jul 2019, 22:27:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 17:57:23 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:500 CHF by MailBidder2281 (7 bids)
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