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Auction XXII  7-8 Oct 2021
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Lot 985

Estimate: 1000 GBP
Price realized: 750 GBP
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Crusader States, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Anonymous AV Bezant. Acre mint, 2nd phase, struck 1148/9-1187. Imitating a dinar of the Ayyubid caliph al-Amir from the Misr (Cairo) mint, partially dated AH [50]6. "al-Imam al-Mansur" in two lines across field, "Abu Ali al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah commander of the Faithful" in inner margin; mint and date formula introduced by "basmala" in outer margin / "'al, ghaya" in two lines across field, kalima in inner margin; Qur'an IX, 33 in outer margin. Cf. Balog & Yvon 25; Metcalf, Crusades 119-125; CCS 3. 3.97g, 22mm, 3h.

Good Extremely Fine.

Ex El Medina Collection;
Purchased from Emmanuel Azzopardi, September 1992.
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