Filed under: Archaeology, Culture, History, Tradition — 2 Comments March 27, 2014
A collection of historic Armenian coins depicting legendary mount Ararat.
230 BC.
Armenian kingdom of Sophene, Arsames II, 230 BC
Coin from Armenian kingdom of Sophene, bust of Arsames II, 230 BC. Mountain peaks of Ararat on the reverse with stars shining above the peaks.
More examples:
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
1st c. BC.
Tigranes IV king of Armenia 2 BC-AD 1. Busts of Tigranes, wearing Armenian tiara and diadem, and right, the two peaks of Mount Ararat, as seen from the Armenian capital Artaxata.
Tigranes IV king of Armenia 2 BC-AD 1. Busts of Tigranes, wearing Armenian tiara and diadem, and right, the two peaks of Mount Ararat, as seen from the Armenian capital Artaxata.
More examples:
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
1989 USSR
Soviet Armenian coin in memory of the devastating earthquake (1989)
Soviet Armenian coin in memory of the devastating earthquake (1989)
2012
50 dram Armenian coin
50 dram Armenian coin
2013
Armenian silver coin Noah’s ark and mount Ararat 2013
Armenian silver coin Noah’s ark and mount Ararat, 2013
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