CRUSADERS, Christian Arabic Dirhams. Mid to late 13th century. AR Dirham (21mm, 2.73 g, 12h). [Akka (Acre) mint]. [Dated AD 1251 (in Arabic)].CNG Feature Auction 115 Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver Sold For $ 850. 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, 2.73 g, 12h). [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 allah, nūn of īmān, and above ḥā of wāhid; 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:/One Divinity in Arabic) across field; lis above hā’ of ilāh; all within linear and pelleted quadrate border; [marginal Arabic legend: His is the glory for ever and ever, amen, amen]. Balog & Yvon 47 var. (no lis); Metcalf, Crusades–; CCS 17 var. (same); cf. Baldwin’s 52, lot 1443. Areas of weak strike at periphery, hairline flan crack. VF. |