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, AD 1[253] in Arabic. 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 9; Balog & Yvon 38; Metcalf, Crusades 233-5. 3.16g, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine; irregular flan, attractively toned. Rare.
From a private English collection.