CRUSADER IMITATIONS OF ARABIC COINS. COUNTY OF TRIPOLIS. Third Phase, First Half of the 13th Century. Bezant Tripolaz, immmobilized imitation of a dinar of al-Mustansir billâh, type Nicol I1, as above, but the emission mark consists of a dot on a thin line on both sides at 12 o'clock. Blancard 1880 -; Balog/Yvon 5ff Var. 3.50 g, specific gravity 13.9. Even strike on a full flan.
Very fine
Bought from G. Brosi, Basel, in November 1974.