CRUSADERS, Christian Arabic Dirhams. Mid to late 13th century. AR Dirham (21mm, 2.64 g, 11h). [Akka (Acre) mint]. [Dated AD 1251 (in Arabic)]. Near EF.CNG Feature Auction 127 Early Medieval, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 1 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Christian Arabic Dirhams. Mid to late 13th century. AR Dirham (21mm, 2.64 g, 11h). [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; lis above nūn of īmān; all within linear and pelleted quadrate border; marginal Arabic legend: Struck in Acre in the year one thousand two hundred, one and fifty from the incarnation of the Messiah / al-āb wa’l-ibn/wa’l-rīh al-qudus/ilāh wāhid (The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in Arabic) across field; lis above hā’ of ilāh; all within linear and pelleted quadrate border; marginal Arabic legend: ilāh wihid/lahu al-majd/ ilā abad/al-abadīn amīn (One Divinity, His is the glory for ever and ever, amen, amen). Balog & Yvon 47c; Levinson p. 308; Metcalf, Crusades –; CCS 17. Iridescent toning, areas of peripheral weakness. Near EF. |