Coin of King Hetum I

Coin of King Hetum I. The king was born in 1213 and died on 28 October 1270. From 1226 he was king of Cilician Armenia and the founder of the Hetumid dynasty. He was the son of Constantine Payl, a cousin of King Levon II. He is the only king in Armenian history to have ruled the country for 45 years.

The coin shows two standing figures in long garments holding a long cross between them. An inscription runs around the edge.