CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. temp. Sybelle. 1186-1190. BI Denier (19mm, 1.04 g, 12h). Struck during the siege of Jerusalem, 1187. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 836. Estimated: $ 5 000

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Sold For $ 8 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. temp. Sybelle. 1186-1190. BI Denier (19mm, 1.04 g, 12h). Struck during the siege of Jerusalem, 1187. (retrograde D)I(retrograde D)[...] (retrograde S)I(retrograde R)VT + (sic), Tower of David / +[SEP]V[LCHRVM DO]MINI, view of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Metcalf, Crusades, p. 77; cf. C.J. Sabine, “Numismatic iconography of the Tower of David and the Holy Sepulchre,” NC 1979, pl. 17, 3; N. du Quesne Bird, “Two deniers from Jerusalem, Jordan,” NumCirc LXXIII.5 (May 1965), p. 109; Slocum 288; CCS 51. Iridescent toning, light porosity, areas of peripheral flat strike. VF. Great metal for issue. Very rare.


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