Bezant `Saracen` - Anonymous Crusader imitation - 3rd type - Acre

€199,168.00
IssuerKingdom of Jerusalem
Year1250-1301
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueGold Bezant (240)
CurrencyDenier (1099-1291)
CompositionGold (.666)
Weight2.84 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#196 (Louis IX), Metcalf#1995
Obverse descriptionAbbreviated Arabic legends. In central field in two lines: One God. Inner circle: +: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Outer circle: Struck in Acre in the year one thousand two hundred, one and ... from the incarnation of the Messiah.
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Reverse descriptionLarge cross pattée. Arabic legends. In outer ring: We are glorified by the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ the Messiah from Whom we receive out salvation and life. In inner ring: +: and resurrection, and through whom we are delivered and pardoned.
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Mint
MintageND (1250-1301)  - -
Catalog ID9530507430
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