Սմբատ թագաւորի երկու անտիպ դրամները (ԴՐԱՄԱՀԱՏՈՒԹԻՒՆԸ ԻԲՐ ՓՐՈՓԱԿԱՆՏԱՅԻ ՄԻՋՈՑ 1289-1299 ԹԹ. ԽՌՈՎԱԼԻՑ ՏԱՍՆԱՄԵԱԿԻՆ)
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1979
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Two unique and hitherto unpublished coins from the writer's collection are of particular interest because they portray the political situation in Cilician Armenia. They belong to King Smpad (1296-1298) who usurped the throne when his brother Hetoum, the legitimate king, went to Byzantium to attend his sister Rita's wedding to Michael IX, son of the emperor Andronicus.
The two coins were obviously struck in great haste and with the obvious purpose of claiming the title and establishing his rule. In effect, they were propaganda coins. It is relevant to point out that when Smpad was later dethroned by Constantine I in a fratricidal war, the latter also issued coins (in gold, silver, and copper), claiming that he was now king and ruler of the capital city of Sis.
The article presents a critical study of the historical events during the turbulent decade between 1289 and 1299 when the five sons of king Levon II (1270-1289) fought each other for the throne and each managed to become king for a short period.
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Պտուկեան, Զ., «Սմբատ թագաւորի երկու անտիպ դրամները (ԴՐԱՄԱՀԱՏՈՒԹԻՒՆԸ ԻԲՐ ՓՐՈՓԱԿԱՆՏԱՅԻ ՄԻՋՈՑ 1289-1299 ԹԹ. ԽՌՈՎԱԼԻՑ ՏԱՍՆԱՄԵԱԿԻՆ)», Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս, 1979, Պէյրութ, էջ 111-120