ARMENIANS OF CILICIA
(Lesser Armenia)
1080-1375 AD
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Starting with the 9th century, mass movements of Armenians to central and southern Anatolia began to take place. These was partly a result of Byzantine foreign policies and partly a result of the Seljuk invasions. After Manzikert, the Byzantines lost control of much of their eastern territories, and a Byzantine general, who was an Armenian in origin, named Philaretus, encouraged armenian princes to settle in his domain between the Euphrates and Cilicia, in hopes of establishing an Armenian dynasty. Instead, one of these princes, Roupen, who claimed descent from Gagik II, the last king of Ani, after a series of long struggles, succeeded in establishing his authority in the mountainous regions of Cilicia. So, a new Armenian dynasty started, which bore his name, Roupenian. This is generally held to have occurred in 1080. |
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BARONIAL PERIOD Roupenian (Rubinian, Reubenian) Dynasty |
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Roupen I 1080-1095 |
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Gosdantin 1095-1100 (Crusaders) |
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Toros I 1100-1123 |
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Levon I 1123-1138 |
No known Specimens |
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Byzantine rule 1138-1144 |
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Toros II 1144-1168 |
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Mleh 1169-1174 |
No known Specimens |
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Roupen II 1174-1187 |
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Levon II 1187-1199 (Crowned in 1199 as The King Levon I) |
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ROYAL PERIOD Roupenian Dynasty continued |
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Levon I (The Great) 1199-1219 |
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Zabel 1219-1222/26 |
No known Specimens |
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Philip 1222-1224 (Antiochid) |
No known Specimens |
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HETUMID (Hetoumian) Dynasty |
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Hetoum I (The Great) 1226-1270 |
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Levon II 1270-1289 |
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Hetoum II 1289-1293 |
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Toros III 1293-1295 (as regent for his brother Hetoum II) |
No known Specimens |
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Hetoum II 1295-1296 (restored) |
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Smpad 1296-1298 |
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Gosdantin I 1298-1299 |
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Hetoum II 1299-1306 (re-restored) |
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Levon III 1301-1307 (as co-ruler with Hetoum II, his uncle, till 1306 when he came to the throne) |
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Oshin 1307-1320 |
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Levon IV 1320-1342 |
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LUSIGNAN Dynasty |
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Guy de Lusignan or Gosdantin II 1342-1344 |
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Gosdantin III 1344-1363 |
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Levon the usurper 1363-1365 |
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Gosdantin IV 1365-1373 |
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Levon V Lusignan 1374-1375 |
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POSTROUPENIAN PERIOD |
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Post Roupenian |
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OVERSTRUCK COINS |
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Nasir al-Din Mohammad of Mamluks struck over Levon IV takvorin |
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COINS UNDER DISCUSSION |
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COINS UNDER DISCUSSION |
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Alternative spellings for the names above: Reuben = Roupen = Ruben, Constantine = Gosdantin, Toros = Thoros, Leo = Levon = Leon, Isabella = Isabel = Zabel, Hetum = Hetoum = Hethoum = Hethum, Smpat = Smbad = Smbat = Sembat = Smpad, Guy = Guidon. |
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The other sites exhibiting Armenian coins: Levon Vrtanesyan (106 coins): http://www.forumancientcoins.com/armeniannumismatics/index.htm Tom Mallon (22 coins): http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/armenia/armenian.html Fawzan Barrage (14 coins): http://medievalcoins.ancients.info/Armenia.htm You can saerch for Armenian coins in COINARCHIVES: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?results=500&search=armenia |
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