CRUSADERS, County of Tripoli. Bohémond IV of Antioch to Bohémond VII. 1187-1287. AV Bezant (22mm, 3.42 g, 3h). Imitating a dinar of the Ayyubid caliph al-Mustansir. Tripolis mint. Third phase, after 1187-1260 or later.Triton XXIV Early Medieval & Islamic, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, County of Tripoli. Bohémond IV of Antioch to Bohémond VII. 1187-1287. AV Bezant (22mm, 3.42 g, 3h). Imitating a dinar of the Ayyubid caliph al-Mustansir. Tripolis mint. Third phase, after 1187-1260 or later. Kalima in four lines, ali above; mint formula and AH date in outer margin; • T • above ali; + below / Name and titles of al-Mustansir in three lines, ma’ad above; "Second Symbol" (Quran 9: 33) in outer margin; • B • above ma’ad. Balog & Yvon 14; Metcalf, Crusades, 489; CCS 6. Light toning in devices, areas of peripheral weakness. Good VF. |