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CRUSADERS. County of Tripoli. Bohémond IV of Antioch, 1187-1233. Bezant (Gold, 21 mm, 3.62 g, 10 h), imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir. Crude third phase imitation, perhaps issued during the 1240s and 1250s. Large B flanked by pellets above Pseudo-Kufic legend; in outer margin, Pseudo-Kufic legend. Rev. Large T flanked by pellets above Pseudo-Kufic legend and small cross in the second line of inscription; in outer margin, Pseudo-Kufic legend. Bates & Metcalf 42. CCS 8. Metcalf, Crusades, 489. Wäckerlin 272. Struck from a slightly corroded reverse die, otherwise, good very fine.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
The third phase imitations have the letters B on the obverse and T on the reverse, which perhaps stand for Bohémond and Tripoli respectively.
From the Tabib Collection, formed over the past 40 years.
The third phase imitations have the letters B on the obverse and T on the reverse, which perhaps stand for Bohémond and Tripoli respectively.