Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 2860

Price realized: 160 CHF   (Approx. 182 USD / 168 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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CRUSADERS. Christian Arabic Dirhams. Dirham (Silver, 28 mm, 2.78 g, 4 h), ʿAkka (Acre), AD 1251. Within a square, 'Allāh wāḥid huwa / al-īmān wāḥid / al-maʿmūdiyya wāḥida' ('God is one, the faith is one, the baptism is one' in Arabic; cf. Ephesians 4:5); a cross in the center; in the margin, 'ḍuriba bi ʿAkkā / [sana alf wa] miʾatayn / aḥad wa khamsīn / li-tajassud al-masīḥ' ('Struck in ʿAkka in the year 1251 of the incarnation of the Messiah' in Arabic). Rev. Within a square, 'al-ab wa al-ibn / wa al-rūḥ al-qudus / ilāh wāḥid' ('The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit: One Divinity' in Arabic); in the margin, 'lahū al-majd / ilā abad / al-abadīn / āmīn āmīn' ('His is the glory forever and ever, amen, amen' in Arabic). Balog & Yvon 47 (variant). Very rare. Some deposits and flan cracks, otherwise, very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF