CRUSADER IMITATIONS OF ARABIC COINS. COUNTY OF TRIPOLIS. Third Phase, First Half of the 13th Century. Bezant Tripolaz, immobilized imitation of a dinar of al-Mustansir billâh, type Nicol I1, as above, but the emission mark consists of three dots at 12 o'clock on obv. only. Blancard 1880, I 4; Balog/Yvon 5ff Var.; Metcalf -. 3.84 g, specific gravity 13.8. Very rare variety.
About extremely fine
Bought from Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft, Zürich Coin fair, October 1988.