413, Lot: 507. Estimate $500. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Christian Arabic Dirhams. Mid to late 13th century. AR Dirham (21.5mm, 2.36 g, 10h). Akka (Acre) mint. Dated 1[251] (
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; 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; CCS 13. VF, toned, some weakness of strike. Rare.