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Pougeoise - Guy of Lusignan Holy sepulcher
| Issuer | Kingdom of Jerusalem |
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| Year | 1186-1190 |
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| Weight | 1.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned royal bust within a beaded inner circle, the crown rendered with stylized tines. Two pellets flank the bust in the field. The design is executed in a crude but characteristic Crusader hammered style, with the legend surrounding the central device. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized depiction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, shown as a domed structure with a rounded central cupola flanked by two smaller towers, all set within a beaded inner circle. The architectural rendering is schematic and typical of Crusader coinage of the period, with the circular legend surrounding the edifice. |
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Guy of Lusignan's claim to the Jerusalem throne was contested from the start — his wife Sibylla crowned him in 1186 over the objections of much of the local baronage, and his reign effectively ended at the Horns of Hattin in 1187, when Saladin destroyed the crusader field army and captured Jerusalem itself. Copper issues like this pougeoise were struck in the compressed window before that catastrophe closed the Jerusalem mint permanently.
After 1187, Guy retained the royal title but held no kingdom. Production from the Jerusalem mint ceased entirely with the city's fall.