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COINS OF ERIVAN (YEREVAN) MINTED UNDER PERSIAN RULE
As a result of struggle between Akkoyunlu and Karakoyunlu tribes,
some territories of the region had been under their alternate rule.
The rule of the Hulaguids in Armenia was followed by numerous Muslim
dynasties, including the Jalayirids, a Mongol Jalayir dynasty which
ruled over Iraq and western Persia after the breakup of the Mongol
Khanate of Persia (or Ilkhanate) in the 1330s.
October 18, 2013
PanARMENIAN.Net - Under their rule, Armenia was devastated and
plundered.
The Jalayirid sultanate lasted about fifty years, until disrupted
by Tamerlane's conquests and the revolts of the "Black Sheep Turks"
or Karakoyunlu Turkmens. After Tamerlane's death in 1405, there was
a brief attempt to re-establish the sultanate in southern Iraq and
Khuzistan. The Jalayirids were finally eliminated by Karakoyunlus
in 1432.
As a result of struggle between Akkoyunlu and Karakoyunlu tribes, some
territories of the region had been under their alternate rule. Some
coins minted by the Jalayir, Karakoyunlu and Akkoyunlu dynasties are
known. The collection of the Central Bank of Armenia includes one
silver coin with Arab inscription of Akkoyunlu dynasty minted in Ani.
Silver coin of Uzun Hasan from Akkoyunlu dynasty minted in Ani
By the middle of the 15th century, nomadic Ottoman tribes gain power
and captured Constantinople, making the Byzantine Empire, which
survived for nearly 1000 years, fall. Small silver coins were minted
in the territory of Western Armenia at that time.
The Eastern Armenia, meanwhile, came under the rule of Persian
conquerors, the dynasties of Safavids, Afsharids, Zands and Qajars.
Silver coins 1 Shahi, 2 and 5 Shahi, Abbasi coins as well as copper
city Fuluses - were in circulation at that time. Some rulers,
especially Shah Hossein from the Safavid dynasty, ordered to mint
rectangular coins. These were minted in Erivan (Yerevan), Nakhijevan
and Ganja.
Description of coins
The coins of Persian rulers were of the same type: they carried Arab
inscriptions. Some showed animals and legends. The coins were minted
in huge amounts and were later found buried across Armenia. Iranian
rulers issued silver and copper city coins, as each city, including
Erivan, minted its own coins. These types of coins featured the images
of peacock, camel, monkey and lion, which later became the symbol of
the Persian Empire along with the sun (known as Lion and Sun symbol).
Persian copper city coins minted in Erivan
Some sources say that Yerevan Brandy Company was built in the vicinity
the Erivan mint that was located in the territory of Sardar palace.
Gold coins were uncharacteristic for that time.
Coins of Ottoman sultans of different value - Akce, Altin, Para,
Kurus - minted in Erivan, Erzrum, Ganja as well as in Kars and Van
during the later periods.
Description of coins
The coins of the Ottoman sultans featured inscriptions in Turkish.
Some of them carry Tughra, an intricate decorative device that served
as the imperial monogram of the Ottoman sultans and was the ultimate
symbol of their power.
The constant struggle for power and capture of territories gave
birth to 'defector-coins'. When Ottoman sultans seized territories in
Transcaucasia, they ordered to mint their own coins, as it happened
in Erivan and Ganja.
Silver coin of Ottoman sultan Ahmed III minted in Erivan
The material was prepared in cooperation with Gevorg Mughalyan,
the numismatist of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Viktoria Araratyan / PanARMENIAN.Net, Varo Rafayelyan / PanARMENIAN
Photo
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/171479/
From: Baghdasarian
As a result of struggle between Akkoyunlu and Karakoyunlu tribes,
some territories of the region had been under their alternate rule.
The rule of the Hulaguids in Armenia was followed by numerous Muslim
dynasties, including the Jalayirids, a Mongol Jalayir dynasty which
ruled over Iraq and western Persia after the breakup of the Mongol
Khanate of Persia (or Ilkhanate) in the 1330s.
October 18, 2013
PanARMENIAN.Net - Under their rule, Armenia was devastated and
plundered.
The Jalayirid sultanate lasted about fifty years, until disrupted
by Tamerlane's conquests and the revolts of the "Black Sheep Turks"
or Karakoyunlu Turkmens. After Tamerlane's death in 1405, there was
a brief attempt to re-establish the sultanate in southern Iraq and
Khuzistan. The Jalayirids were finally eliminated by Karakoyunlus
in 1432.
As a result of struggle between Akkoyunlu and Karakoyunlu tribes, some
territories of the region had been under their alternate rule. Some
coins minted by the Jalayir, Karakoyunlu and Akkoyunlu dynasties are
known. The collection of the Central Bank of Armenia includes one
silver coin with Arab inscription of Akkoyunlu dynasty minted in Ani.
Silver coin of Uzun Hasan from Akkoyunlu dynasty minted in Ani
By the middle of the 15th century, nomadic Ottoman tribes gain power
and captured Constantinople, making the Byzantine Empire, which
survived for nearly 1000 years, fall. Small silver coins were minted
in the territory of Western Armenia at that time.
The Eastern Armenia, meanwhile, came under the rule of Persian
conquerors, the dynasties of Safavids, Afsharids, Zands and Qajars.
Silver coins 1 Shahi, 2 and 5 Shahi, Abbasi coins as well as copper
city Fuluses - were in circulation at that time. Some rulers,
especially Shah Hossein from the Safavid dynasty, ordered to mint
rectangular coins. These were minted in Erivan (Yerevan), Nakhijevan
and Ganja.
Description of coins
The coins of Persian rulers were of the same type: they carried Arab
inscriptions. Some showed animals and legends. The coins were minted
in huge amounts and were later found buried across Armenia. Iranian
rulers issued silver and copper city coins, as each city, including
Erivan, minted its own coins. These types of coins featured the images
of peacock, camel, monkey and lion, which later became the symbol of
the Persian Empire along with the sun (known as Lion and Sun symbol).
Persian copper city coins minted in Erivan
Some sources say that Yerevan Brandy Company was built in the vicinity
the Erivan mint that was located in the territory of Sardar palace.
Gold coins were uncharacteristic for that time.
Coins of Ottoman sultans of different value - Akce, Altin, Para,
Kurus - minted in Erivan, Erzrum, Ganja as well as in Kars and Van
during the later periods.
Description of coins
The coins of the Ottoman sultans featured inscriptions in Turkish.
Some of them carry Tughra, an intricate decorative device that served
as the imperial monogram of the Ottoman sultans and was the ultimate
symbol of their power.
The constant struggle for power and capture of territories gave
birth to 'defector-coins'. When Ottoman sultans seized territories in
Transcaucasia, they ordered to mint their own coins, as it happened
in Erivan and Ganja.
Silver coin of Ottoman sultan Ahmed III minted in Erivan
The material was prepared in cooperation with Gevorg Mughalyan,
the numismatist of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Viktoria Araratyan / PanARMENIAN.Net, Varo Rafayelyan / PanARMENIAN
Photo
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/171479/
From: Baghdasarian