26 Centuries of Gold
1187-1260 Crusaders Tripoli
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
CRUSADER STATES |
| Item Description: |
BEZANT (1187-1260) Crusader TRIPOLI (3.08g) |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 61 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir. Tripolis (Tripoli) mint. Third phase, after 1187-1260 or later. Kalima in four lines, ali above; four annulets in inner margin; mint formula and AH date in outer margin / Name and titles of al-Mustansir in three lines, ma’ad above; "Second Symbol" (Quran 9: 33) in outer margin
One of 10 examples of this issue graded at NGC, with two higher than this one.