Watch List notes:

CRUSADERS. Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Imitation Bezants, 11th-12th centuries. Bezant (Gold, 21 mm, 3.64 g, 8 h), imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliphal-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah (AH 495-524 = AD 1101-1130) from Misr. Early imitative coinage, Jerusalem, before 1148/9. Pseudo-Kufic legend in inner field and outer margins. Rev. Pseudo-Kufic legend in inner field and outer margins. CCS 2. Wäckerlin 188. Well struck and attractive. Slightly wavy and with some edge marks, otherwise, good very fine.


From an Australian collection and from the Norman Frank Collection, Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 200, 3 December 2008, 357.