Grigor Agha of Gerak, an Armenian merchant from New Julfa settled in Italy - Type 1 - Full-Length (1673)
Identifier
ANRO-1577
Reference Description
Grigor Agha of Gerak, an Armenian merchant from New Julfa settled in Italy - Type 1 - Full-Length
Obverse: Grigor Geraki is depicted in full length, slightly turned to the left, wearing a long loose robe and holding an abacus in his right hand, with his left hand resting on his waist.The edge inscription reads: Գրիգոր որդի Միրմանենց Գերակի ես եմ տեառ Հիսուսի հավիտյան ծառան տիրոջ (Grigor son of Mirmanean Geraki I am the eternal servant of Lord Jesus)
Reverse: The Lamb of God with a military standard featuring a lion and a radiant sun engraved on the right side. At the bottom, a beehive with bees flying in a straight line is depicted. Near the edge on the left side, a dove is engraved. The surrounding inscription reads: Տեր Հիսուս Գառն Աստծո որ շնորհեց մանանա երկրին թվին ՌՃԻԲ (Lord Jesus Lamb of God who bestowed manna upon the earth in the year 1673)
Specifications: 63mm, 76.5g
Artist / Engraver:
Mint: Likely Venice or Amsterdam
Edge:
Reference: Sarkissian, Henry V. “Seventeenth Century Armenian Medals / XVII դարի հայկական մեդալներ.” Lraber Hasarakakan Gitutyunneri / Լրաբեր հասարակական գիտությունների / Herald of the Social Sciences, vol. XXXIX, no. 1 (421), 1978, pp. 77–81. ANBL-1276.
Image shown: Firenze, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, inv. 9129
Obverse: Grigor Geraki is depicted in full length, slightly turned to the left, wearing a long loose robe and holding an abacus in his right hand, with his left hand resting on his waist.The edge inscription reads: Գրիգոր որդի Միրմանենց Գերակի ես եմ տեառ Հիսուսի հավիտյան ծառան տիրոջ (Grigor son of Mirmanean Geraki I am the eternal servant of Lord Jesus)
Reverse: The Lamb of God with a military standard featuring a lion and a radiant sun engraved on the right side. At the bottom, a beehive with bees flying in a straight line is depicted. Near the edge on the left side, a dove is engraved. The surrounding inscription reads: Տեր Հիսուս Գառն Աստծո որ շնորհեց մանանա երկրին թվին ՌՃԻԲ (Lord Jesus Lamb of God who bestowed manna upon the earth in the year 1673)
Specifications: 63mm, 76.5g
Artist / Engraver:
Mint: Likely Venice or Amsterdam
Edge:
Reference: Sarkissian, Henry V. “Seventeenth Century Armenian Medals / XVII դարի հայկական մեդալներ.” Lraber Hasarakakan Gitutyunneri / Լրաբեր հասարակական գիտությունների / Herald of the Social Sciences, vol. XXXIX, no. 1 (421), 1978, pp. 77–81. ANBL-1276.
Image shown: Firenze, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, inv. 9129
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“Grigor Agha of Gerak, an Armenian merchant from New Julfa settled in Italy - Type 1 - Full-Length (1673),” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed December 27, 2024, https://armnumres.org/index.php/items/show/1577.