CRUSADERS, Christian Arabic Dirhams. Mid to late 13th century. AR Dirham (21mm, 2.08 g, 7h). [Akka (Acre) mint]. [Dated AD 1251 (in Arabic)].Electronic Auction 495 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Christian Arabic Dirhams. Mid to late 13th century. AR Dirham (21mm, 2.08 g, 7h). [Akka (Acre) mint]. [Dated AD 1251 (in Arabic)]. allāh wāhid hu/wa al-īmān/wāhid/al-ma‘mūdiyya wāhid (one God, one faith, one baptism in Arabic) across field; all within linear and pelleted quadrate border; [marginal Arabic legend: Struck in Acre in the year one thousand two hundred, one and fifty from the incarnation of the Messiah] / al-āb wa’l-ibn/wa’l-rīh al-qudus/ilāh wāhid (The Father, the Son,/and the Holy Spirit:/One Divinity in Arabic) across field; all within linear and pelleted quadrate border; [marginal Arabic legend: His is the glory for ever and ever, amen, amen]. Balog & Yvon 47; Metcalf, Crusades–; CCS 17. Deposits, roughness and encrustation, areas of flat strike. VF. |