In antiquity, as soon as an Armenian ruler acceded to the throne, he in the first place ordered the issuance of coins with his image. Given the limited communication opportunities of the antiquity, coins played a crucial role in the propaganda of the king’s victories and merits.
But apart from the images of the kings, the coins featured images of Armenian symbols, including Mount Ararat. And today, we are going to view a number of coins with the image of Ararat on the reverse side.
