Hey everyone,
I just recieved my first
Crusader coin today, and I am quite pleased.
Kingdom of Jerusalem
obv. AMALRICVS
REX -
cross, two pellets
re. DE IERVSALEM -
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
So, as I was admiring my new aquisition, I noticed that there appears to be an X through the Sepulchre on the
reverse. In hand, it is very prodnounced and well proportioned, and stays strictly on top of the
Church, making me think that it was deliberate. What do you think? I love thinkimg up of possible stories... Could it have been done by a Muslim of the time who hated Christians, the
Crusaders or both?
As you can see, it has a hole and was probably worn as jewlry on a necklace. The hole is directly above the
cross, so the
cross was probably the main idea for wearing the coin. Maybe a souvenir of a
Crusader, or of an Arab who
had driven out the Christians?
An interesting coin, in my opinion. What do you think? What of that X over the Sepulchre?
~Zach