CRUSADERS, Uncertain. 12th-13th centuries AD. AV Dinar or Bezant (23.5mm, 3.76 g). Apparently imitating an Almoravid dinar, possibly of Abu Bakr b. ‘Umar (AD 1056-1087). Possibly Tripoli mint. Undated. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 957. Estimated: $ 10 000

Early Medieval, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 9 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CRUSADERS, Uncertain. 12th-13th centuries AD. AV Dinar or Bezant (23.5mm, 3.76 g). Apparently imitating an Almoravid dinar, possibly of Abu Bakr b. ‘Umar (AD 1056-1087). Possibly Tripoli mint. Undated. Stylised pseudo-Kufic legend, apparently including TPII -8 - ΠOIIE (for ‘Tripolie’?) anticlockwise from 11h to 8h, triangle with annulet at each vertex at 6h, Cross potent, flanked by annulets, above CRVCEM, two lines of stylised and inverted Kufic below (possibly derived from al-Imam ‘Abd Allah / Pseudo-Kufic legend, triangle with annulet at each vertex at 6h and 10h, Pseudo-Kufic legend. Cf. Lavoix 1123 (similar obverse field but different margins and reverse); Heritage 3101 (25 August 2022), lot 35887 (same dies); VIA GmbH 1 (November 2021), lot 202 (same dies) . Faint edge marks, slightly wavy flan. Near EF. Extremely rare.

Describing a similar example in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Lavoix suggested that the legends might be derived from Spanish Umayyad dinars issued by Hisham III (AD 976-1009). In our opinion, however, the present coin is more similar to the Almoravid dinars issued by Abu Bakr b. ‘Umar and his successors. These were also copied by Béla III of Hungary (AD 1172-1196) for his copper rézpénz coinage.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 132 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 18-19 May 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Four – Lot 889-1124 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 19 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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