Օշին Թագաւորին Օծման Արծաթներու Դրամագիւտ Մը
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1973
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The study of a hoard of 129 so-called «coronations» trams of Oshin has led to certain conclusions regarding the raison d'etre of these rare coins. An analysis of weights and silver content (through specific gravity determinations) showed that the coronation trams contain nearly twice as much silver as the common Oshin takvorins. Both in style and silver content, the former are in the same category as the silver trams of Levon I (1198-1218) and of Hetoum-Zabel (1226-1270). Curiously enough, during his short reign, Sempad (1296-1298) also struck coins of the same type and about the same silver content. The trams of Levon I, Hetoum-Zabel, Sempad, and the coronation trams of Oshin can be identified by the presence of a long cross on the coin, referred to as «stauratos» by contemporary documents. It is considered most likely that Oshin made an attempt to continue the issuance of the valuable stauratos and at the same time issued silvers of much lower value of the type struck by his predecessor (and successors). The issuance of silvers of two denominations explains the use of the terms «stauratos» and «takvorins» in medieval commercial transactions.
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Պտուկեան, Զ., «Օշին Թագաւորին Օծման Արծաթներու Դրամագիւտ Մը», Հայկազեան Հայագիտական Հանդէս, 1973, Պէյրութ, էջ 81-96