Kiurik II Kouropalates, 1048-1089 - AE Follis
Identifier
ANRO-67
Reference Description
AE Follis
Obverse: Bust of Christ three‑quarter right, wearing a tunic and mantle beneath a plain cross‑nimbus. To either side of the shoulders are the Armenian letters ՅՍ – ՔՍ, an abbreviation of Յիսուս Քրիստոս (“Jesus Christ”).
Reverse: Central field of five lines of angular Armenian script reading:
+ՏՐ ՈԳ
ՆԷ ԿՈՐԻԿ
ԷԻ ԿՈՐԱ
ՊԱՂԱ
ՏԻՆ
(“May the Lord aid Kiurike the Kouropalates”). The legend is contained within a dotted circle.
Obverse: Bust of Christ three‑quarter right, wearing a tunic and mantle beneath a plain cross‑nimbus. To either side of the shoulders are the Armenian letters ՅՍ – ՔՍ, an abbreviation of Յիսուս Քրիստոս (“Jesus Christ”).
Reverse: Central field of five lines of angular Armenian script reading:
+ՏՐ ՈԳ
ՆԷ ԿՈՐԻԿ
ԷԻ ԿՈՐԱ
ՊԱՂԱ
ՏԻՆ
(“May the Lord aid Kiurike the Kouropalates”). The legend is contained within a dotted circle.
Provenance
Ex.1 - 7.11g 27mm
Ex.2 - 6.76g 28mm
Ex.1 - Stack's The Golden Horn Collection 2009 lot 3467
Ex.2 - Roma Numismatics 8 lot 1199
Ex.2 - 6.76g 28mm
Ex.1 - Stack's The Golden Horn Collection 2009 lot 3467
Ex.2 - Roma Numismatics 8 lot 1199
Notes
Kings of the Kingdom of Lori (Tashir‑Dzoraget):
Kiurik I (Գուրգեն Ա; r. 979–989)
David I Anhoghin (r. 989–1048)
Kiurik II (Գուրգեն Բ; r. 1048–1089)
David II of Lori (r. 1089–1118)
Kiurik I (Գուրգեն Ա; r. 979–989)
David I Anhoghin (r. 989–1048)
Kiurik II (Գուրգեն Բ; r. 1048–1089)
David II of Lori (r. 1089–1118)
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Citation
“Kiurik II Kouropalates, 1048-1089 - AE Follis,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed April 24, 2025, https://armnumres.org/index.php/items/show/67.