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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Featured Collections| ▸ |Sold Collections| ▸ |Malloy Crusader Collection||View Options:   | | | We are pleased to offer the Alex G. Malloy Collection of Crusader Coins, assembled over a 40 year period during which Mr. Malloy was a premier dealer, collector and author in the field of crusader numismatics. For a time he was on the staff of Forum Ancient Coins as a consultant, but he is now retired. Alex G. Malloy, Irene Preston, and Arthur Seltman coauthored Coins of the Crusader States, an excellent one-volume compendium of all known Crusader types, and an important standard references for crusader coins. Many of the coins listed on this page are ex Seltman and other important collections, in addition to coming to us from the Malloy collection. Rarely are so many crusader coins, with a wide spectrum of types and great rarities offered. This is perhaps the opportunity of a lifetime to acquire some superb examples for your collection or to begin a new exceptional collection of crusader coins. |
Cover Coin - book cover coin for Malloy, Preston and Seltman's Coins of the Crusader States. From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years. Ex A.J. |Seltman| Collection. |  |
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Baldwin III, 1143 - 1163
This is the plate coin in Malloy, Preston and Seltman's Coins of the Crusader States.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of "Coins of the Crusader States." Ex CNA IV mail bid sale, lot 400816, 21 Sep 1988. SH32094. Gold cut fragment, Malloy CCS p. 84, 59 & pl. 1, 59 (this coin), VF, weight 0.623 g, maximum diameter 10.7 mm, Jerusalem mint, obverse LE + C, six-pointed star pattern; reverse V : S, multifoil; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Raymond Roupen or Later, Anonymous Gate Series, 1216 - 1268
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States.
Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.
Antioch existed for over 1500 years, was one of the three most important cities in the ancient world, and in the 1st century had a population of about 500,000 (not counting women and slaves). On 18 May 1268, Antioch surrendered to Baibars on the condition that the lives of the citizens would be spared. As soon as his troops were within the gates, Baibars ordered the gates shut and brutally massacred everyone in the city. Lamenting that Antioch's ruler had not been present either for the siege or the ransacking and murder, Baibars wrote a detailed letter describing exactly what had been done, concluding with the phrase, "Had you been there, you would have wished you had never been born."
SH32272. Bronze AE 18, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -; See Malloy CCS p. 196 ff. for discussion of the Anonymous Gate Series, F, weight 1.557 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse gate containing pellets, four horizontal bars and four vertical bars; reverse six spoked wheel wending in center with each spoke ending in the center with an annulet; unique!; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Late Anonymous, 1250 - 1268
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. See Malloy Crusaders p. 197 for a discussion of the late anonymous series.
Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.
Antioch existed for over 1500 years, was one of the three most important cities in the ancient world, and in the 1st century had a population of about 500,000 (not counting women and slaves). On 18 May 1268, Antioch surrendered to Baibars on the condition that the lives of the citizens would be spared. As soon as his troops were within the gates, Baibars ordered the gates shut and brutally massacred everyone in the city. Afterward, lamenting that Antioch's ruler had not been present either for the siege or the ransacking and murder, Baibars wrote a detailed letter describing exactly what had been done, concluding the letter with the phrase, "Had you been there, you would have wished you had never been born."
FORVM has three examples of this type (one a variant without the T) from the Malloy Collection. No other examples are known and the type is otherwise unknown to modern numismatics. Historically of great importance, these coins were minted in the last throngs of the city of Antioch as it was dying.
SH32083. Bronze pougeoise, unpublished and important, one of three known, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, VF, weight 0.672 g, maximum diameter 15.2 mm, die axis 270o, obverse hexagram, ANT (Antioch) monogram in center (T is small and above H); reverse hexagram, ΠP monogram in center (uncertain meaning, perhaps the moneyers name or the ruling Crusaders at this time but interestingly in Greek not Latin); of great rarity; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Late Anonymous, 1250 - 1268
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. See Malloy Crusaders p. 197 for a discussion of the late anonymous series.
Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.
Antioch existed for over 1500 years, was one of the three most important cities in the ancient world, and in the 1st century had a population of about 500,000 (not counting women and slaves). On 18 May 1268, Antioch surrendered to Baibars on the condition that the lives of the citizens would be spared. As soon as his troops were within the gates, Baibars ordered the gates shut and brutally massacred everyone in the city. Lamenting that Antioch's ruler had not been present either for the siege or the ransacking and murder, Baibars wrote a detailed letter describing exactly what had been done, concluding with the phrase, "Had you been there, you would have wished you had never been born."
FORVM has three examples of this type from the Malloy Collection. This particular coin is a unique variant. The other two examples have a small T above H, missing on this coin. No other examples are known and the type is otherwise unknown to modern numismatics. Historically of great importance, these coins were minted in the last throngs of the city of Antioch as it was dying.
SH32084. Bronze pougeoise, unpublished and historically important, unique variant of type with only three known, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, aVF, weight 0.774 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 45o, obverse hexagram, AN (Antioch) monogram in center; reverse hexagram, ΠP monogram in center (uncertain meaning, perhaps the moneyers name or the ruling Crusaders at this time but interestingly in Greek not Latin); of great rarity; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201
This is the line drawing coin in Malloy, Preston and Seltman's Coins of the Crusader States.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years. Ex Spink and Son. Ex R. Pesant Collection. SH31535. Bronze pougeoise, Malloy CCS p, 215, 71a (this coin); DeWit NCirc. (1981), p. 117, type 3, VF, edge chip, weight 0.729 g, maximum diameter 16.2 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, majority, early period, 1163 - 1188; obverse + BOAMVNDVS, fleur-de-lis with splayed foot, pellet in each angle; reverse + ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, five pointed star in each angle, fine beaded border; rare, Very Fine examples of this type are extremely difficult to obtain; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem (Acre), 1268 - 1291
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy. Ex Paul Balog Collection. Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land and collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.
On October 2, 1187, Jerusalem was surrendered to Saladin. the Sultan agreed to a ransom of ten bezants for men, five for women, and one for children. Those who could not pay were to be sold into slavery. Henry II of England's treasury in Jerusalem, established for his use in a pilgrimage or crusade which never came to pass, was used to purchase the freedom of many of the poor but at least 3000 inhabitants were enslaved. The ransomed marched away in three columns. Some went first to Tripoli, where they were denied entrance and were robbed. Many went to Antioch, Cilicia, and Byzantium. Others went to Egypt, and were permitted to board ships heading for Europe.
For the next 100 years the Kingdom of Jerusalem, its capital now at Acre, clung to life controlling most of the coastline of present day Israel and southern and central Lebanon, including Ascalon, Jaffa, Arsuf, Caesarea, Tyre, Sidon, Beirut, some interior fortresses, and suzerainty over Tripoli and Antioch.
In 1291, Acre, the last major Crusader stronghold, was taken by Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil. He was far less merciful than Saladin 100 years before; much of the Frankish population was massacred or sold into slavery, such that Khalil could proclaim, "A pearly white Frankish woman couldn't sell in the bazaar for a penny!"
After Acre fell, the Crusaders moved north to cities such as Tortosa, but these fell too and they were forced offshore to Cyprus. With the loss of the island of Arwad in 1303, the Kingdom of Jerusalem ceased to exist on the mainland.
This coin was struck for the Kingdom of Jerusalem, probably at Acre, c. 1268 to 1291, long after the city of Jerusalem had been lost.
SH32085. Bronze AE 19, cf. Malloy CCS p. 83, 55; hybrid imitation with combined Latin and Arabic characteristics, VF, weight 1.310 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, obverse hexagram (imitating Ayyubids of Aleppo), blundered illiterate imitation of Arabic script; reverse + blundered illiterate Latin? legend, cross moline, small St. Andrew's cross in each quarter, within circle of large dots; uneven strike but among the finest of the few known; of great rarity; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem (Acre), 1268 - 1291
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land and collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.
On October 2, 1187, Jerusalem was surrendered to Saladin. the Sultan agreed to a ransom of ten bezants for men, five for women, and one for children. Those who could not pay were to be sold into slavery. Henry II of England's treasury in Jerusalem, established for his use in a pilgrimage or crusade which never came to pass, was used to purchase the freedom of many of the poor but at least 3000 inhabitants were enslaved. The ransomed marched away in three columns. Some went first to Tripoli, where they were denied entrance and were robbed. Many went to Antioch, Cilicia, and Byzantium. Others went to Egypt, and were permitted to board ships heading for Europe.
For the next 100 years the Kingdom of Jerusalem, its capital now at Acre, clung to life controlling most of the coastline of present day Israel and southern and central Lebanon, including Ascalon, Jaffa, Arsuf, Caesarea, Tyre, Sidon, Beirut, some interior fortresses, and suzerainty over Tripoli and Antioch.
In 1291, Acre, the last major Crusader stronghold, was taken by Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil. He was far less merciful than Saladin 100 years before; much of the Frankish population was massacred or sold into slavery, such that Khalil could proclaim, "A pearly white Frankish woman couldn't sell in the bazaar for a penny!"
After Acre fell, the Crusaders moved north to cities such as Tortosa, but these fell too and they were forced offshore to Cyprus. With the loss of the island of Arwad in 1303, the Kingdom of Jerusalem ceased to exist on the mainland.
This coin was struck for the Kingdom of Jerusalem, probably at Acre, c. 1268 to 1291, long after the city of Jerusalem had been lost.
SH32086. Bronze AE 16, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, See Malloy CCS p. 83 ff. for other hybrid imitations with combined Latin and Arabic characteristics, gVF, weight 0.628 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, die axis 180o, Acre mint, obverse Arabic inscription around small cross; reverse hexagram (imitating Ayyubids of Aleppo), Arabic monogram in center, pellets in outer angles; unique!; SOLD
Crusaders, Tripoli, Sidon or Other Uncertain Syrian City, c. 1250 - 1268
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex Sotheby's auction 10-14-99. Ex John J. Slocum Collection.CR32032. Bronze pougeoise, anonymous coppers, Malloy CCS p. 177, 35, aVF, uneven strike, weight 1.643 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, obverse uncertain blundered Arabic legend, six-rayed chrismon pommeté; reverse uncertain blundered Arabic legend, cross pommeté, pellets in upper left and lower right quarters; very rare; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201
| Bohemond III was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. He ascended to the throne after the Antiochene noblemen dethroned his mother. He fell into captivity in the Battle of Harim in 1164, but Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo released him to avoid conflict with the Byzantine Empire. Bohemond went to Constantinople to pay homage to Manuel I Komnenos and remained an ally of the Byzantine Empire. He fought against Armenian Cilicia, assisting in the restoration of Byzantine rule in the Cilician plain. He also made alliances with the Muslim rulers of Aleppo and Damascus against Saladin, who had begun to unite the Muslim countries along the borders of the crusader states. Bohemond forced the Armenian rulers of Cilicia to accept his suzerainty in the late 1180s. He also secured the County of Tripoli for his second son, Bohemond, in 1187. However, Saladin occupied almost the whole Principality of Antioch in the summer of 1188. To preserve the peace with Saladin, Bohemond did not provide military assistance to the Third Crusade. Leo I of Armenia captured Bohemond in 1194, and was released only after he acknowledged Leo's independence. |  |
Crusaders, Lordship of Sidon, Anonymous Copper, c. 1250 - 1291
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States.
Ex John J. Slocum Collection. John Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the 1960's.
During the First Crusade, on December 4, 1110, Sidon was captured by King Baldwin of Jerusalem and King Sigurd of Norway. It became the center of the Lordship of Sidon, an important seigneury in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Under the crusaders, Sidon was sacked several times and nearly destroyed by the Saracens in 1249, and again by the Mongols in 1260.
About month after the capture of Acre in late the spring 1291, Al-Ashraf Khalil sent a force led by Emir al-Shuja'i to Sidon. The Knights Templar had moved their treasure to Sidon and taken refuge inside a sea castle on an isle about 90 meters from the shore. When the Sultan's forces began to build a bridge the knights escaped by sea and crusader rule of Sidon ended.
The fabric and crudeness in design of the anonymous copper pieces, such as this coin, put them in into a similar time frame as the anonymous copper of Tripoli and Antioch, perhaps during the Mongol invasions of the 1250s or perhaps later. SH32270. Bronze pougeoise, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -; see Malloy CCS p. 152 ff. for a discussion of the coinage of Sidon and similar types, VF, uneven strike, weight 1.682 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, Sidon mint, obverse cross, pellet in each angle, within square with bar from each corner, very crude inscription, H...O...; reverse pellet in triangle, pellets around; unique!; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201
| Bohemond III of Antioch, also known as the Stammerer or the Stutterer, was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to his death. He was a son of Constance of Antioch by her first husband Raymond of Poitiers. His name is sometimes spelled Bohemund. As a child, Bohemond III's mother ruled as regent. Then her second husband Raynald of Châtillon ruled as Prince of Antioch until he was captured. Bohemond was then of legal age to succeed, but Constance refused. King Baldwin III of Jerusalem intervened and declared Bohemond ruler of the principality. Constance asked the he Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia to help her keep rule, but the citizens of Antioch rioted. She was exiled, Bohemond took control, and she died later that year. |  |
Crusaders, County of Tripoli, Bohemond VI, 1251 - 1275
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex John J. Slocum Collection. CR32277. Silver gros, Malloy CCS p. 174, 22; Schlumberger pl. II, 19, VF, weight 4.225 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 270o, Tripoli (Lebanon) mint, obverse + BOEMVNDVS : COMES, cross within frame of alternating arches and angles, within linear circle; reverse + C•I•V•I•T•AS TR•I•POL•I•, eight pointed star within frame of eight arches, within linear circle; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, John of Brienne, 1210 - 1225
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, Tripoli, Sidon or Uncertain Syria, Anonymous Coppers, c. 1250 - 1289
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.
Saif al-Din Qalawun Al-Salihi captured Tripoli on April 27, 1289, ending the Crusader County of Tripoli.
The fabric and crudeness in design of the anonymous copper pieces, such as this coin, put them in into a similar time frame as the anonymous copper of Sidon and Antioch, perhaps during the Mongol invasions of the 1250s or perhaps later.SH32271. Bronze pougeoise, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -; see Malloy CCS p. 152 ff. for a discussion of the coinage of Sidon and similar types, VF, weight 1.314 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, obverse small cross in square with traces of inscription; reverse two long lines with a pseudo inscription of pellets and streaks; unique!; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Late Anonymous, 1250 - 1268
See Malloy Crusaders p. 197 for a discussion of the late anonymous series.
Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.
Antioch existed for over 1500 years, was one of the three most important cities in the ancient world, and in the 1st century had a population of about 500,000 (not counting women and slaves). On 18 May 1268, Antioch surrendered to Baibars on the condition that the lives of the citizens would be spared. As soon as his troops were within the gates, Baibars ordered the gates shut and brutally massacred everyone in the city. Lamenting that Antioch's ruler had not been present either for the siege or the ransacking and murder, Baibars wrote a detailed letter describing exactly what had been done, concluding with the phrase, "Had you been there, you would have wished you had never been born."
Unique and historically important, this coin was minted in the last throngs of the city of Antioch as it was dying.
SH32274. Bronze pougeoise, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -; cf. Malloy CCS 127 (late anonymous with fleur-de-lis / cross pattée), VF/Fair, weight 1.041 g, maximum diameter 17.1 mm, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse cross pattée with Latin inscription around A X C ….X; reverse uncertain reverse struck with a very worn die; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States; unique!; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Cyprus, Hugh IV, 1324 - 1359
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex Sotheby's auction 10-14-99. Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Old round tag reads, "Kolcarides, Nicosia Received 19.8.46, Found near Trikomo [Cyprus]." CR31976. Billon half gros, Metcalf Crusades pl. 31, 763; Malloy CCS p. 286, 75, aEF, weight 2.319 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 315o, obverse + HVGVE REI DE, king seated on curule chair, foreparts of lions at sides, legs wide apart, cloak open, cruciform scepter in right, orb in left, + over C left, double hem at neck; reverse + IERVSAL'm E D' ChIPR', Jerusalem cross; 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, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201
| Bohemond III was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. He ascended to the throne after the Antiochene noblemen dethroned his mother. He fell into captivity in the Battle of Harim in 1164, but Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo released him to avoid conflict with the Byzantine Empire. Bohemond went to Constantinople to pay homage to Manuel I Komnenos and remained an ally of the Byzantine Empire. He fought against Armenian Cilicia, assisting in the restoration of Byzantine rule in the Cilician plain. He also made alliances with the Muslim rulers of Aleppo and Damascus against Saladin, who had begun to unite the Muslim countries along the borders of the crusader states. Bohemond forced the Armenian rulers of Cilicia to accept his suzerainty in the late 1180s. He also secured the County of Tripoli for his second son, Bohemond, in 1187. However, Saladin occupied almost the whole Principality of Antioch in the summer of 1188. To preserve the peace with Saladin, Bohemond did not provide military assistance to the Third Crusade. Leo I of Armenia captured Bohemond in 1194, and was released only after he acknowledged Leo's independence. |  |
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond IV, 1201 - 1233
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.CR31540. Bronze pougeoise, Malloy CCS p. 220, 81, Metcalf Crusades 472, De Witt type 3, Schlumberger III 2, VF, slightly wavy flan, weight 0.831 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 45o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, first reign, 1201 - 1216; obverse + BOAMVNDVS, fleur-de-lis with triangular foot, pellet in each angle, wire border; reverse + ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, five pointed star in each angle, wire border; scarce; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201
| Bohemond III was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. He ascended to the throne after the Antiochene noblemen dethroned his mother. He fell into captivity in the Battle of Harim in 1164, but Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo released him to avoid conflict with the Byzantine Empire. Bohemond went to Constantinople to pay homage to Manuel I Komnenos and remained an ally of the Byzantine Empire. He fought against Armenian Cilicia, assisting in the restoration of Byzantine rule in the Cilician plain. He also made alliances with the Muslim rulers of Aleppo and Damascus against Saladin, who had begun to unite the Muslim countries along the borders of the crusader states. Bohemond forced the Armenian rulers of Cilicia to accept his suzerainty in the late 1180s. He also secured the County of Tripoli for his second son, Bohemond, in 1187. However, Saladin occupied almost the whole Principality of Antioch in the summer of 1188. To preserve the peace with Saladin, Bohemond did not provide military assistance to the Third Crusade. Leo I of Armenia captured Bohemond in 1194, and was released only after he acknowledged Leo's independence. | |
Crusaders, Edessa?, c. 1110 - 1130 A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Alex Malloy believes this coin is unique and important.
Ex John J. Slocum Collection. His envelope says, "New York, L. Dil, Aug 29, 1973."SH32027. Bronze follis, unpublished, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, F, weight 4.993 g, maximum diameter 21.5 mm, obverse facing bust of Christ, cross in right; reverse uncertain, probably a cross and illiterate rough imitation of Arabic inscription; probably overstuck on an Islamic or Byzantine coin; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond IV, 1201 - 1233
This is the line drawing coin in Malloy, Preston and Seltman's Coins of the Crusader States.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years. Ex Abramowitz Family Collection of Judaean & Biblical Related Coinage, Superior Galleries Auction, 8 Dec 93, Lot 540. CR31536. Bronze pougeoise, Malloy CCS p. 221, 84 (this coin), VF, Choice for the type, weight 0.996 g, maximum diameter 15.7 mm, die axis 270o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 1st reign, 1201 - 1216; obverse + BOAMVNDVS, fleur-de-lis with splayed foot, pellet in each lower angle, wire border; reverse + ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, five pointed star in each angle, wire border; scarce, Very Fine examples are difficult to find; SOLD
Crusaders, Kingdom of Cyprus, Peter II, 1369 - 1382
SH31998. Bronze AE 14, Malloy CCS p. 293, 106; Seltman, Num. Circ. (Feb 1968), p. 37, fig. 2, aF, weight 0.509 g, maximum diameter 14.2 mm, obverse + PIERE. ROI D, Lion of Cyprus rampant left; reverse + IERUALEM, cross pattée, pellet in each quarter; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States; extremely rare; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201
| Bohemond III of Antioch, also known as the Stammerer or the Stutterer, was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to his death. He was a son of Constance of Antioch by her first husband Raymond of Poitiers. His name is sometimes spelled Bohemund. As a child, Bohemond III's mother ruled as regent. Then her second husband Raynald of Châtillon ruled as Prince of Antioch until he was captured. Bohemond was then of legal age to succeed, but Constance refused. King Baldwin III of Jerusalem intervened and declared Bohemond ruler of the principality. Constance asked the he Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia to help her keep rule, but the citizens of Antioch rioted. She was exiled, Bohemond took control, and she died later that year. | |
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201
| Bohemond III was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. He ascended to the throne after the Antiochene noblemen dethroned his mother. He fell into captivity in the Battle of Harim in 1164, but Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo released him to avoid conflict with the Byzantine Empire. Bohemond went to Constantinople to pay homage to Manuel I Komnenos and remained an ally of the Byzantine Empire. He fought against Armenian Cilicia, assisting in the restoration of Byzantine rule in the Cilician plain. He also made alliances with the Muslim rulers of Aleppo and Damascus against Saladin, who had begun to unite the Muslim countries along the borders of the crusader states. Bohemond forced the Armenian rulers of Cilicia to accept his suzerainty in the late 1180s. He also secured the County of Tripoli for his second son, Bohemond, in 1187. However, Saladin occupied almost the whole Principality of Antioch in the summer of 1188. To preserve the peace with Saladin, Bohemond did not provide military assistance to the Third Crusade. Leo I of Armenia captured Bohemond in 1194, and was released only after he acknowledged Leo's independence. | |
Crusaders, Frankish Greece, Principality of Achaea, Mahaut (Maud) of Hainaut, 1316 - 1318
This is the line drawing coin in Malloy, Preston and Seltman's Coins of the Crusader States. SH31488. Billon denier tournois, Malloy CCS p. 367, 40 (this coin); Metcalf Crusades type MA2 var. (lis beginning of rev. legend, no annulet right, Corinth), VF, weight 0.836 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 225o, Clarentza(?) mint, 1316 - 1318; obverse + mAhAVTA P Ach, cross pattée; reverse DE CLARENCIA (R with small foot = Clarentza?), castle tournois, surmounted by cross, C left, annulet right, no cross below; 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; very rare; SOLD
Crusaders, Frankish Greece, Principality of Achaea, Robert of Taranto, 1333 - 1364
This is the line drawing coin in Malloy, Preston and Seltman's, Coins of the Crusader States. SH31371. Billon denier tournois, Malloy CCS p. 373, 76 (this coin), VF, weight 0.885 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 0o, Clarentza mint, obverse + ROBT P AChE, cross pattée; reverse CLARENCIA, castle tournois, II below; 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, and ex R. Pesant Collection; very rare; SOLD
Catalan Mercenaries, Frankish Greece, c. 1322 - 1333, Imitative of John of Gravina, Principality of Achaea
The base metal and blundered reverse legend indicate this is imitative rather than an official issue of the Principality of Achaea.SH31372. Billon denier tournois, imitative of Malloy CCS p. 367, 44 (Principality of Achaea, John of Gravina, Corinth mint), VF, uneven strike, weight 1.025 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 270o, unofficial mint, obverse + YOΛNS P AChY, cross pattée; reverse + CLARENCIA (blundered), castle tournois; 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; extremely rare; SOLD
Crusaders, Frankish Greece, Principality of Achaea, Philip I of Taranto, 1307 - 1313
| In 1306 Charles II of Naples gave his son Philip I of Taranto the title "Despot of Romania." Romania referred to Frankish lands previously ruled by the Byzantine Empire (the Romans), including: Albania, Corfu, the Principality of Achaia, the Duchy of Athens, the Duchy of the Archipelago, and the Despotate of Epirus. Coins were struck for Philip with this title at Lepanto (Naupaktos), in Epirus, across the Gulf of Corinth from Patras. In 1313, Philip abandoned his claim to Epirus and claimed the defunct Latin Empire of Constantinople instead as the inheritance of his wife Catherine II of Valois, Princess of Achaea. |  |
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