Lot 132
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Hetoum, son of Oshin (first half 12th century), the Virgin, orans, half-length, the medallion on her breast, in field to left and right **, all within a circle of dots, rev. metrical legend **, 13.95g. (Seyrig 65), very fine

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Hetoum, son of Oshin (first half 12th century), the Virgin, orans, half-length, the medallion on her breast, in field to left and right **, all within a circle of dots, rev. metrical legend **, 13.95g. (Seyrig 65), very fine

Lot Essay

This is most probably Hetoum II, the son of Oshin who died in 1110. According to one Armenian manuscript he owed his position to Alexius I, but another claims it was John II who appointed him. The Hethoumides were a powerful family, traditionally allies of the empire, and longstanding rivals of the Roupenides. It was the Hethoumides who eventually succeeded the Roupenides to the throne of Lesser Armenia in the 13th century.