LOT 3485
Hungary. Bela III AE Follis. 1172-1196. Imitation of Islamic Fals.
Garbled Arabic legends in centre and in margin / Garbled Arabic legends in centre and in margin. Huszár 73. Good Very Fine.(1.76gr, 23mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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. -
Crusaders. Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Baldwin III BI Denier. 1143-1163.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ DЄ Һ(?)IЄRVSA[...], tower of David / BALDV[...]S RЄX, cross pattée. Cf. CCS 5. 0.67gr, 18mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
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.
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