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LOT 3385
Crusaders. Anonymous AE Follis. Circa mid of 13th century AD. Antioch mint.
Inscription in angles of long cross pattée / Inscription in angles of long cross pattée. Cf. CCS 132; Metcalf, Crusades, -; cf. Wäckerlin 160. Fine.(0.50gr, 15mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Crusaders. Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Baldwin III(?) BI Denier. 1143-1163.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
[✠ DЄ I]ЄRVSALЄM, tower of David / BALDVINVS RЄX, cross pattée. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 159-164; cf. CCS 10. 0.78gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Bulgaria. Second Empire, Ivan Aleksandar, with Michail Asen IV AR Gros. AD 1331-1355. Veliko Turnovo mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Christ standing facing before seat, raising hands in benediction; IC XC and monograms across fields / Ivan Aleksandar and Mikhail Asen IV standing facing, each holding cross-tipped sceptre, and holding Christogram-tipped staff between them; monograms across fields. Raduchev & Zhekov Type 1.13.3-6; Youroukova & Penchev 74-80. 1.06gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely 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.
