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From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex A.J. Seltman Collection.
John of Brienne (c. 1170 ? 27 March 1237) was a French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem by marriage, and was later invited to become Latin Emperor of Constantinople.
Damietta, Egypt, about two miles from the sea on the Nile river, fell to John after a siege lasting from May 1218 to November 1219. Success was followed by plundering and the reconsecration of the principal mosque as a cathedral. But the city was held only until late summer 1221, when it was surrendered to the Sultan after a crushing defeat.SH32097. Billon denier, Malloy CCS p. 80, 43; Schlumberger pl. III, 31, aVF, weight 0.683 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 180o, Egypt, Damietta? mint, c. Nov 1219 - Aug 1221; obverse IOhES : REX :, cross pattée, annulets in upper right and lower left quarters, triple pellet stops; reverse DAMIATA, head facing with curly hair, wearing crown ornamented with three pellets; a fragment of a second coin is stuck on the obverse (only a very brave soul would try to remove it!); very rare; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Henry of Champagne, 1192 - 1197
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex Abramowitz Family Collection of Judaean & Biblical Related Coinage, Superior Galleries Auction, 8 Dec 93, Lot 540. SH32095. Bronze pougeoise, Malloy CCS p. 77, 33, aVF, weight 1.240 g, maximum diameter 16.2 mm, die axis 90o, Jerusalem mint, obverse + COMES HENRICVS, cross pattée, annulet in each angle; reverse + PVGES D'ACCON, fleur-de-lis with flat foot, bud or wedge in each angle; rare; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Amaury and Successors 1163 - c. 1219
Amaury ruled until 1174 but evidence indicates his successors continued to issue the type in his name. Amaury was Count of Jaffa and Ascalon and became King of Jerusalem when his older brother Baldwin III died in 1163. He was the father of three future rulers of Jerusalem, Sibylla, Baldwin IV, and Isabella I.CR98086. Billon denier, Metcalf Crusades variety 2, pl. 11, 186; Malloy CCS p. 74, 22b var. (annulets vice pellets), gVF, finely detailed Holy Sepulcher, well centered, slight double strike, weight 0.933 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 330o, Jerusalem mint, 1163 - c. 1219; obverse AMALRICVS REX, cross pattée, annulets in upper right and lower left quarters; reverse + DE IERVSALEM, Church of the Holy Sepulcher; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Baldwin III, 1143 - 1163
Baldwin III was was the eldest son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem. He became king while still a child, and was at first overshadowed by his mother Melisende, whom he eventually defeated in a civil war. During his reign Jerusalem became more closely allied with the Byzantine Empire, and the Second Crusade tried and failed to conquer Damascus. Baldwin captured the important Egyptian fortress of Ascalon, but also had to deal with the increasing power of Nur ad-Din in Syria. He died childless and was succeeded by his brother Amalric.ME85299. Billon denier, Fine style "smooth" series; Metcalf Crusades, group 4, 159 - 64; Malloy CCS 17/18; Schlumberger III 21, VF, centered, toned, weight 0.875 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Jerusalem mint, 1143 - 1163; obverse + BALdIHVS REX (B with "central tongue", X with straight arms and pellet ends), cross pattée; reverse + dE IERVSALEH, tower of David, annulets at top corners; old anonymous dealer or collector envelope priced $12.50 and notes, "One of best of hoard"; SOLD
Islamic, Umayyad Caliphs, Anonymous, Jerusalem, Bilad as Sham, c. 697 - 749 A.D.
A remarkable Jewish motif on an Islamic coin. IS46945. Bronze fals, cf. Walker BMC 605 ff.; and D. Barag, "The Islamic Candlestick Coins of Jerusalem," INJ 10, type 4, F, weight 3.048 g, maximum diameter 14.2 mm, Jerusalem mint, c. 697 - 749 A.D.; obverse Islamic Kalima around: "There is no God but Allah alone", 5 branched menorah; reverse Islamic Kalima in three lines: "Mohammad is God's propheth," crescent below; rare; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Amaury and Successors, 1163 - c. 1219
Amaury ruled until 1174 but evidence indicates his successors continued to issue the type in his name. The poor strike and clipping are typical of this issue.CR32103. Billon denier, Malloy CCS p. 75, 25 (or similar), aVF, clipped, uneven strike with clashed dies, weight 0.485 g, maximum diameter 15.5 mm, die axis 45o, Jerusalem mint, obverse AMALRICVS REX, cross pattée, annulets in upper right and lower left quarters; reverse + DE IERVSALEM, Church of the Holy Sepulchre; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States, ex A.J. |Seltman| Collection; SOLD
Crusaders, Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem, 13th Century A.D.
In 1192, Saint-Jean d'Acre (Akko), the final stronghold of the Crusader state, became the capital of the remnant of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In 1229, it was placed under the Knights Hospitaller. In 1291, Acre fell in a bloody siege to the Mameluks of Egypt led by al-Ashraf Khalil. Similar lead tokens have been found at Acre hoarded alongside silver and copper coinage.BZ53337. Lead token, cf. Metcalf MN XX 93 -100 (lead tokens with various designs, none matching our specimen), VF, weight 2.640 g, maximum diameter 12.6 mm, obverse design of crosses, rays and pellets; reverse anchor cross flanked by two pellets; rare; SOLD
Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, Conrad I, King of Jerusalem and Sicily, 1250 - 1254
Conrad was the son of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. In Sicily he was Conrad I, but by other German titles he was known as Conrad IV. ME82342. Billon denier, MEC Italy III 580, Thomsen 2507, VF, weight 0.668 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 135o, Messina mint, obverse • + • CONRADVS, cross cantonnée with besant in upper left and lower right quarters; reverse + IERL' ET. SICIL (Jerusalem and Sicily), Ω over RX; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Amaury and Successors, 1163 - c. 1219
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex A.J. Seltman Collection.
Amaury ruled until 1174 but evidence indicates his successors continued to issue the type in his name.CR32266. Billon denier, Malloy CCS p. 75, 25, F, clashed dies, weight 0.986 g, maximum diameter 17.5 mm, die axis 180o, Jerusalem mint, obverse AMALRICVS REX, cross pattée, annulets in upper right and lower left quarters, annulet at end of legend; reverse + DE IERVSALEM, Church of the Holy Sepulchre; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Amaury and Successors, 1163 - c. 1219
Amaury ruled until 1174 but evidence indicates his successors continued to issue the type in his name. The poor strike and clipping is typical of this issue.CR32101. Billon denier, Malloy CCS p. 75, 25 (or similar), F, weak strike, clipped, weight 0.376 g, maximum diameter 15.3 mm, die axis 270o, Jerusalem mint, obverse AMALRICVS REX, cross pattée, annulets in upper right and lower left quarters; reverse + DE IERVSALEM, Church of the Holy Sepulchre; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States, ex A.J. |Seltman| Collection; SOLD
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