200, Lot: 360. Estimate $100. Sold for $148. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Circa mid 13th century. AR Dirhem (21mm, 2.56 g, 3h). Imitating Damascus. Uncertain date. Kufic legend citing al-Salih Isma’il; bismallah and [date] in margin / Kufic legend citing al-Mustansir; [Kalima] in margin. Cf. Metcalf,
Crusades 236. CCS 5. VF, flan crack, weakness around periphery.
From the Norman Frank Collection.