2020/11/27 by Alexander V. Akopyan · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Byzantine Studies and History #Ancient Near East History #Armenian #Ancient history #Asian studies #Central asia #Political science #History #China #Law
paper · doi:10.1163/1573384x-20200405
openalex publication_date 2020/11/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
This article is devoted to the Iranian copper coins of the 17th-18th centuries with the countermark “saber” ( shamshīr ) that were recently found in Armenia. Numismatic analysis shows that their production was carried out by Davit Bek, the leader of the Armenian army in Kapan in 1722-1728, after 1725 or 1726, when he received the right of anonymous coinage from Shah Ṭahmāsp II. The symbolism of the image chosen for overstriking Iranian coins is also discussed.