Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem

 

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,  dated AH 514. "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; Bates/Metcalf 32; Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 119-125; CCS 3..

Weight: 3.97 gr. 

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