271, Lot: 695. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Imitation Bezants. 11th-12th centuries. AV Bezant (22mm, 12h). Imitating a dinar of the Ayyubid caliph al-Amir from the Misr (Cairo) mint, dated AH 515 (AD 1121/2). Acre mint. Second Phase, struck 1148/59-1187. "al-Imam/al-Mansur in two lines across field, "Abu Ali al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah commander of the Faithful" in inner margin; "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim struck was this dinar in Egypt in the year 515" in outer margin / "'al/ghaya" in two lines across field, Kalima in inner margin, "Second Symbol" (Quran 9: 33) in outer margin. Balog & Yvon 20 var (date). Metcalf, Crusades 119-125; CCS 3. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58.