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Photo Gallery: Armenian Crown

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Tetradrachma of Tigran II the Great, King of Armenia.
Tetradrachma of Tigran II the Great, King of Armenia (ruled 95 BC–55 BC),
with an image of Tigran wearing the Armenian Crown (Armenian royal tiara).
Coat of Arms of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
Coat of Arms of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic featuring the Armenian Crown. The Crown points to Nagorno Karabakh’s connection to the dynasty of Hasan-Jalalians whose ancestry included kings and nakharars of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia.
An Armenian-inscribed golden coin of King Hethum I.
An Armenian-inscribed golden coin of King Hethum I of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (reigned from 1226-1270). Grand Prince Hasan Jalal Vahtangian, the patron of the Gandzasar Monastery, helped King Hethum I establish ties with the Mongols.
Carving on the marble tombstone of Grand Prince Hasan Jalal Vahtangian, Lord of Khachen.
The Wheel of Eternity, an Indo-Aryan symbol, curiously placed inside the Star of David: a carving on the marble tombstone of Grand Prince Hasan Jalal Vahtangian, Lord of Khachen (1431).