CRUSADERS, Christian Arabic Dirhams. Mid to late 13th century. AR Dirham (22mm, 2.64 g, 6h). Akka (Acre) mint. Dated AD 1251 (in Arabic). Near EF.

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Lot: 632. Estimated: $ 400

Early Medieval, Silver

Sold For $ 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CRUSADERS, Christian Arabic Dirhams. Mid to late 13th century. AR Dirham (22mm, 2.64 g, 6h). 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 around central large cross pattée within linear circular border; all within linear and pelleted quadrate border; in outer margin, [duriba bi-‘Akka/]sana alf [wa]/mi’[atayn wa ahad/wa khamsīn li-tajassud] (Struck in Acre year one [thousand and two hundred and one and fifty of the Incarnation] in Arabic) / 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 within linear and pelleted quadrate border; in outer margin, [lahu al-majd]/ilā abad/ al-abadīn/[amīn/amīn] ([His is the glory]/forever/and ever/amen[amen] in Arabic). Balog & Yvon 42; Metcalf, Crusades 227-8; Schlumberger, p. 141 and pl. V, 28; cf. CCS 15/17 (for obv./rev.). Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, minor peripheral weakness. Near EF. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Islamic Auction 3 (27 April 2023), lot 179.


Closing Date and Time: 3 April 2024 at 13:30:20 ET.

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