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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 562, Lot 832
CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Imitation Bezants. 12th-13th centuries. AV Bezant (22mm, 3.91 g, 10h). Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir. Acre mint. Second phase, struck 1148/59-1187. Beginning of caliphal titles in two lines, continuation of name and titles in inner margin; mint formula in outer margin / al/ghaya in two lines across field, Kalima in inner margin, "Second Symbol" (Quran 9: 33) in outer margin. Cf. Balog & Yvon 27c (for type); cf. Metcalf, Crusades, 135 (sa... | 15 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger - Auction 389, Lot 1021
Ausland, KREUZFAHRERSTAATEN, KÖNIGREICH JERUSALEM
Bezant o.J. (um 1187/1260; 3. Phase) Imitation eines fatimidischen Gold-Dinars des Kalifen Al-Amir. Beiderseits zwei Zeilen Schrift in zwei Schriftkreisen. Malloy 5. Leichte Prägeschwäche. Etwas dezentriert. 3,38 g. G O L D ss-vz
Estimate: 1000 EUR... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Morton & Eden - Auction 126, Lot 102
Charles I, York mint, shilling, Group 1, m.m. lion 2, obv., crowned and draped bust left, XII behind, rev., square-topped shield, EBOR above, on long cross fourchée with 'bezants on stalks' in cross-ends, 5.84g (Besly 1D; Brooker 1092; N. 2317; S. 2871), a couple of surface knocks, about very fine Provenance: Capt. R.D. Wills, Glendining, 6 December 1938, lot 562 (part); S.R. Naish, Seaby's Coin and Medal Bulletin, Fixed Price List 338, November 1945 (N579).
Estimate: 700 - 900 GBP... | 26 Apr 2024 | 950 GBP | |
Morton & Eden - Auction 126, Lot 165
Charles I, York mint, sixpence, undated, apparently an old cast copy in base gold, type 2, m.m. lion 4, obv., crowned bust left, rev., crowned oval garnished arms with C R at sides, similar to the last but with 'bezants' in legend, 2.93g (cf. RCB 3; cf. Besly 1D and note 'York gold', p. 233; cf. Brooker 1100; cf. N. 2322; cf. S. 2876), xedge with light traces of touch-testing, good very fine, offered as seen According to a recent XRF test this curious piece contains 60% silver and 33% gold, ... | 26 Apr 2024 | 700 GBP | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Islamic Auction 5, Lot 460
CRUSADERS, County of Tripoli. AV Bezant (20.5mm, 4.54 g, 7h). Imitating a gold dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir . 'Misr' mint. Dated 'AH 345'. Balog & Yvon 2; Album 720. Wavy flan, traces of deposit. Fine.
The mint and date on this coin are quite legible, but the die-engraver has written the decade as arbat, 'four', instead of arba'in, 'forty'. The date is not merely incorrect for al-Mustansir but would also predate the Fatimid conquest of Egypt, and it is curious that the engraver ... | 18 Apr 2024 | 350 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Islamic Auction 5, Lot 461
CRUSADERS, County of Tripoli. AV Bezant (21.2mm, 4.54 g, 6h). Imitating a gold dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir . 'Misr' mint. Dated 'AH 352' sic. Balog & Yvon 2; Album 720. Wavy flan. Fine.
Like the previous coin, the mint and date on this bezant are fully legible and correctly engraved, but clearly impossible.
Estimate: 250 USD... | 18 Apr 2024 | 325 USD | |
St. James's Auctions Ltd - Auction 89, Lot 31
Crusader States, Kingdom of Jerusalem, bezant, second phase, imitating a Fatimid dinar, AD 1150-1187, pseudo-Kufic legends in inner fields and outer margins of both sides, wt. 3.21gms. (CCS 4), good extremely fine, a particularly strong example of the type
*with ticket noting "Seaby June 14 1955"
Estimate: 300 - 600 GBP... | 18 Apr 2024 | 683 GBP | |
St. James's Auctions Ltd - Auction 89, Lot 32
Crusader States, Kingdom of Jerusalem, bezant, second phase, imitating a Fatimid dinar, AD 1150-1187, pseudo-Kufic legends in inner fields and outer margins of both sides, wt. 3.11gms. (CCS 4), good very fine
Estimate: 150 - 400 GBP... | 18 Apr 2024 | 321 GBP | |
St. James's Auctions Ltd - Auction 89, Lot 33
Crusader States, Kingdom of Jerusalem, bezant, second phase, imitating a Fatimid dinar, AD 1150-1187, pseudo-Kufic legends in inner fields and outer margins of both sides, wt. 3.11gms. (CCS 4), near extremely fine
*with ticket noting "Seaby Feb 1956"
Estimate: 150 - 400 GBP... | 18 Apr 2024 | 342 GBP | |
St. James's Auctions Ltd - Auction 89, Lot 34
Crusader States, County of Tripoli, bezant, third phase, imitating a Fatimid dinar, time of Bohémond IV of Antioch to Bohémond VII, AD 1187-1287, large B flanked by pellets above pseudo-Kufic legend, pseudo-Kufic legend in outer margin, rev. large T flanked by pellets above pseudo-Kufic legend with small cross in second line, pseudo-Kufic legend around, wt. 3.46gms. (CCS 8; Metcalf, Crusades 489), near extremely fine
Estimate: 300 - 600 GBP... | 18 Apr 2024 | 481 GBP | |
St. James's Auctions Ltd - Auction 89, Lot 35
Crusader States, County of Tripoli, bezant, third phase, imitating a Fatimid dinar, time of Bohémond IV of Antioch to Bohémond VII, AD 1187-1287, pseudo-Kufic legends in inner fields and outer margins of both sides, three annulets within inner margins, wt. 3.11gms. (MPS 4c6), extremely fine
*with ticket noting "Seaby June 14 1955"
Estimate: 300 - 600 GBP... | 18 Apr 2024 | 481 GBP | |
Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) - Auction 294, Lot 943
World Coins from Various Properties
Crusader issues, JERUSALEM, Anonymous, Bezant, imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir, with mintname Misr (Egypt), undated, 3.81g/1h (A 730). About extremely fine £300-£400... | 17 Apr 2024 | 750 GBP | |
Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) - Auction 294, Lot 944
World Coins from Various Properties
Crusader issues, JERUSALEM, Anonymous, Bezant, imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir, legends blundered, 3.26g/7h (A 730). Very fine
£200-£260... | 17 Apr 2024 | 460 GBP | |
Jesus Vico S.A. - Online Auction 23, Lot 977
MONEDA EXTRANJERA. CRUZADOS. Reino latino de Jerusalén. Bezante. Acre. S. XIII. AU 3,37 g. 21,7 mm.
Starting price: 300 EUR... | 16 Apr 2024 | 440 EUR | |
The Coinhouse Auctions - Auction 41, Lot 2188
Belgium, Kingdom, Silver Medal Koekelare 1983, 100 Bezanten - Gemeentelijke Heemkring Coclariensia, UNC
Starting price: 5 EUR... | 29 Mar 2024 | 9 EUR | |
Schulman b.v. - Auction 378, Lot 67
Ancient - The Crusaders / Kreuzfahrer / Kruisvaaders
Bezant n.d. (ca. 1148-1187), Gold, BALDWIN III 1143–1163, KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM Imitating a Dinar of Fatimid caliph al-Amir. Uncertain mint (Acre?). Slightly blundered caliphal title within double margin. Rev. continuation of title within double margin.Balog/Yvon 27; CCS 9; A. 730.3.77 g. Well-struck example Extremely fine
Estimate: 750 EUR... | 28 Mar 2024 | 1,100 EUR | |
Maison Palombo - Auction 23, Lot 113
Comté de Tripoli
Comté de Tripoli (1187-1260)
Bezant en or – ND
Imitation d'un dinar du calife Al Mustanir.
Type avec globule et croissant à l'avers et au revers.
Acheté en main privée à Genève (étiquette jointe).
3.79g – Malloy 4 – Metcalf 487
Superbe - AU
Estimate: CHF 600... | 27 Mar 2024 | 600 CHF | |
Maison Palombo - Auction 23, Lot 114
Comté de Tripoli
Comté de Tripoli (1187-1260)
Bezant en or – ND
Imitation d'un dinar du calife Al Mustanir.
Type avec globule et croissant à l'avers et au revers.
Magnifique exemplaire.
Rare.
Acheté en main privée à Genève (étiquette jointe).
3.77g – Malloy 4 – Metcalf 487
Superbe à FDC - MS
Estimate: CHF 600... | 27 Mar 2024 | 700 CHF | |
Maison Palombo - Auction 23, Lot 115
Comté de Tripoli
Comté de Tripoli (1187-1260)
Bezant en or – ND
Imitation d'un dinar du calife Al Mustanir.
Variante avec un globule et un annelet à l'avers et deux croissants au revers.
Manque à tous les ouvrages de référence.
3.69g – Metcalf manque cf. 487
Superbe - AU
Estimate: CHF 800... | 27 Mar 2024 | 1,200 CHF | |
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Roma Numismatics Ltd. - Auction XXX, Lot 643
Crusader States, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Anonymous AV Bezant. Acre mint, second phase, struck 1148/9-1187. Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir. Beginning of caliphal titles in two lines, continuation of name and titles in inner margin; mint formula in outer margin / "'al, ghaya" in two lines across field, kalima in inner margin; Qur'an IX, 33 in outer margin. Cf. Balog & Yvon 25; Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 132; CCS 3. 3.77g, 21mm, 8h.
Extremely Fine; slightly wavy.
Estimate: 500... | 21 Mar 2024 | 850 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - Auction XXX, Lot 644
Crusader States, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Anonymous AV Bezant. Acre mint, second phase, struck 1148/9-1187. Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir. Beginning of caliphal titles in two lines, continuation of name and titles in inner margin; mint formula in outer margin / "'al, ghaya" in two lines across field, kalima in inner margin; Qur'an IX, 33 in outer margin. Cf. Balog & Yvon 27b; Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 136-141; CCS 4. 3.87g, 22mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Estimate: 500 GBP... | 21 Mar 2024 | 800 GBP | |
Roma Numismatics Ltd. - Auction XXX, Lot 700
Spanish States, Catalonia (Principality). Ferdinand II AR Croat. Barcelona mint, 1479-1516. FERDINADUS : D : G : REX, crowned bust to left / CIUITAS BARCKNONA, long cross; annulets and three bezants in alternating quarters. MEC 255. 3.20g, 25mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Brian Henry Grover Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 72, 25 June 2020, lot 1879.
Estimate: 250 GBP... | 21 Mar 2024 | 150 GBP | |
Áureo & Calicó - Auction 428, Lot 1225
s/d. Felipe IV. Majorca. 4 reales. (AC. 1045) (Cru.C.G. 4425c). The only one example that we know with only bezants mark. Carelessly struck, typical of this mint, but attractive, especially the reverse. Ex Egara collection 04/26/2017, no. 821. Extremely rare. 9,61 g. MBC-/MBC+.
Estimate: 1800 EUR... | 14 Mar 2024 | 1,200 EUR | |
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) - February 2024 World CCO Auction, Lot 75327
ITALY. Venice. Bezant, 1570. NGC VF-20.
Lambros-108; Mailliet-2. Issued during the siege of Cyprus by the Ottomans to pay the Venetian troops. Somewhat softly struck with moderate wear, though the legends and design are still essentially complete. Chocolate brown surfaces of good quality.
Estimate: $200 - $300... | 26 Feb 2024 | 260 USD | |
Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 48, Lot 820
CRUSADERS: KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM: Anonymous, ca. 1150-1187, AV ¼ bezant (0.85g), CCS, Zeno-300897 (this piece), derived from the ¼ dinar of the Fatimid ruler al-'Amir (1101-1130), type A-731, without mint or date on the prototype, VF, RRR.
Estimate: 300-500 USD
Starting price: 280 USD... | 18 Jan 2024 | 750 USD | |
Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 48, Lot 821
CRUSADERS: KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM: Anonymous, ca. 1200-1260, AV bezant, ND, CCS-4, late period, imitation of a Fatimid dinar of al-'Amir (1101-1130), with totally stylized pseudo-Arabic; excellent strike, ANACS graded AU50.
Estimate: 350-450 USD
Starting price: 280 USD... | 18 Jan 2024 | 750 USD | |
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) - January 2024 NYINC Auction, Lot 54046
CRUSADER STATES. Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. AV Bezant (Dinar), ND (1148/59-87). Acre Mint. NGC MS-61.
Fr-1A. Despite showing signs of handling, this piece is nicely preserved with good strike quality. Some scuffing and handling are seen, with an old charm retained.
Estimate: $800 - $1200... | 12 Jan 2024 | 1,100 USD | |
Áureo & Calicó - Auction 423, Lot 1383
w/d. Felipe III. Majorca. 2 rals. (AC. 607). Bezants on reverse. Arms of Majorca with four and five pallets. Rare. 4,71 g. (MBC).
Estimate: 500 EUR... | 13 Dec 2023 | 320 EUR | |
Dorotheum - November 2023 Coin Auction, Lot 483
Venedig (ca. 25 Stk.) u. a. a) Pasqualie Cigonia Scudo zu 140 Soldi (DL), b) Alvise Mocenigo Ducato o. J. (PB), Tallero 1795, dabei auch Bezant 1570 (geprägt in Farmagusta- Zypern, während der Belagerung durch das Osmaische Heer (gelocht) IV-/III+ Prov: Slg. Josefstadt
Starting price: 400 EUR... | 15 Nov 2023 | 650 EUR | |
Marti Hervera and Soler & Llach - Auction 1132, Lot 287
WORLD COINS: THE CRUSADES
Medieval Coins
Bezante. CONTEA DE TRIPOLI. RAIMUNDO II-III. 3,88 grs. AU. Imitando un dinar del califa fatimí al-Mustansir. Dos símbolos en la orla entre la leyenda marginal y el campo central de anverso y reverso. Muy bonita y muy interesante. RARA. Malloy 3a; A-720. SC-.
Starting price: 700 EUR... | 25 Oct 2023 | 700 EUR | |
