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Crusaders. Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Amaury BI Denier. 1163-1174.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ DЄ IЄRVSALЄM, church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem / AMALRICVS RЄX, cross pattée with annulets in 2nd and 3rd quarters. CCS 27. 0.99gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Crusaders. Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus, Henry II, King of Cyprus & Jerusalem AE Denier. 1285-1324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[✠ IRL'm Є D CҺIPR], lion of Cyprus rampant to left / [✠ ҺЄNRI RЄI DЄ], cross pattée with pellets in angles. Cf. CCS 66c; cf. Metcalf, Crusades 727. 0.71gr, 14mm.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Crusaders. Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus, Henry II BI Denier. 1285-1324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
✠ IRLm: ЄD' ChIPR, lion rampant to left / ✠ ҺЄNRI: RЄI: DЄ, cross with pellet in each angle. CCS 66c; Metcalf, Crusades 727-8. 0.69gr, 15mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Crusader States. Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom), Peter I AR Gros. 1359-1369. Nicosia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
+ PIЄR[...]CЄ D' DIЄ RO, Peter enthroned facing, holding sword and globus cruciger; to left, bird standing to right; cross on throne; shield to lower right / + D[...] D CҺIPR', Jerusalem cross, with square voided centre. Cf. CCS 82. 4.48gr, 24mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Crusader States. Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom), James I BI Denier. 1382-1398.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ IAQVЄ ROI DЄ, Lion of Cyprus rampant to left / ✠ IЄRVSALЄᙏ CҺ (or similar), central cross pattée with small cross pattée in second quarter. CCS 113b; Metcalf, Crusades -; Wäckerlin -. 0.57gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders, Principality of Achaea. Philippe de Savoy, BI Denier Tournois. 1301-1307. Glarenza mint (modern Kyllini in Elis).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
✠ • PҺS • D • SAB • P • ACҺЄ •, cross pattée / ✠(fleur-de-lis)DЄ CLARЄNCIA(fleur-de-lis), châtel tournois; flanked by two pellets; below, fleur-de-lis. Baker 552-554; Tzamalis PSΓ. 0.81gr, 19mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Crusaders, Principality of Achaea. Isabelle de Villehardouin BI Denier Tournois. 1297-1301. Glarenza mint (modern Kyllini in Elis).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
✠ YSABЄLLA P ACH', cross pattée / ✠ DЄ CLARЄNCIA, châtel tournois. Tzamalis F65. 0.77, 18mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Crusaders, Epirus (Despotate). Philippe de Taranto BI Denier Tournois. 1294-1313. Lepanto (modern Nafpaktos) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ (lis) PҺS • P. TAR DЄSP., cross pattée / ✠ (nail) NЄPANTI CIVIS •, château tournois. Cf. CCS 111a; Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 1082. 0.79gr, 19mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders. Anonymous AE Follis. Circa mid of 13th century AD. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Inscription in angles of long cross pattée / Inscription in angles of long cross pattée. Cf. CCS 132; Metcalf, Crusades, -; cf. Wäckerlin 160. 0.50gr, 15mm.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Uncertain Medieval AE Unit. Circa 10th-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Legend around central legend in three lines / Legend around central cross pattée with letters in angles. 0.46gr, 17mm.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Carolingians. Charles le Chauve (the Bald), as Charles II, King of West Francia AR Denier. 840-864. Uncertain mint (probably Orléans).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
✠ XPISTIANA RELICIO, temple / ✠ CARLVS REX FR, cross pattée with pellet in each quarter. Depeyrot 1189; M&G 1159; Prou 1062. 1.53gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Armenia. Cilician Armenia, Hetoum I, with Zabel AR Tram. 1226-1270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅ, crowned lion to right holding long cross / ԿԱՐՈՈՈՒԹ ԻԱԱՅ Ե, Zabel and Hetoum standing facing, holding long cross between. Cf. AC 337-339. 2.70gr, 21mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.