CRUSADERS. County of Tripoli. Bohémond IV of Antioch. 1187-1233. Æ pougeoise. .35 gm. 14 mm. Type 4. Circa 1210. Castle gate; +CIVITAS / St. Andrew's cross; TRIPOLIS. CCS 15. Metcalf, Crusades 540-541. Wäckerlin 53. Very Fine; glossy green patina with earthen highlights; clear and pleasing example.

The Crusades were a series of military campaigns largely designed by Christians to recover the Holy Land from Islamic rule. Eight major expeditions occurred primarily between 1096 and 1291.