Lugdunum GmbH
Auction 21 9 Jun 2021
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CRUSADER IMITATIONS OF FATIMID DINARS
County of Tripoli. Dinar or bezant year 2. Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir billâh. Balog/Yvon 2; Metcalf 484. 4.06 g. GOLD. Extremely fine
The Arabic legends on this coin are generally crude but legible. On the obverse die the word Allah was replaced three times by the word alah (one lâm only). Tarâblus is indicated as the mint, but the date is shortened to ithnâ for the final digit 2.
County of Tripoli. Dinar or bezant year 2. Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir billâh. Balog/Yvon 2; Metcalf 484. 4.06 g. GOLD. Extremely fine
The Arabic legends on this coin are generally crude but legible. On the obverse die the word Allah was replaced three times by the word alah (one lâm only). Tarâblus is indicated as the mint, but the date is shortened to ithnâ for the final digit 2.