Crusaders, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. AR Imitation Dirham. Uncertain mint, circa mid-late 13th century. Imitating a dirham of Ayyubid al-Salih Ismai'l struck at Dimashq (Damascus) mint, AH 641 = AD 1243/4. Citing the Ayyubid al-Salih Isma'il in three lines; kalima around / Citing the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir in three lines; mint and date around. Malloy 3; Balog & Yvon 36-37; Metcalf, Crusades 233-5. 2.69g, 21mm, 11h.

Very Fine; old cabinet tone.

From a private English collection.