Lot 2227

Description

Crusader Coinage, Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom, Baldwin III (1143-1163), silver denier, obv. REX BALdVINVS, small cross in circle, rev. +dE IERVSALEH, Tower of David, (MPS 4, Sch. Pl.III,21); Cyprus, Henry I, (1218-1253), billon denier, (MPS 25); Henry II (1285-1324), billon denier and a silver gros, (MPS 56, 66c); Cyprus, Hugh IV, (1324-1359), silver gros, obv. seated king facing, B in left field, rev. cross of Jerusalem, (MPS.69); Kingdom of Sicily, William II the Good, King, (1166-1189), AE follaro, Messina first copper coinage, obv. in centre REX W/SCOS, around [+OPERATA I]N VR]BE MESSANE, rev. three lined legend, in Arabic three lines in centre, around legend in Arabic (King William the second the desirous of power through God), (MEC 401-9, Spahr 119, Biaggi 1233); Italy, Naples, Robert I the Wise (Roberto d'Angio), (1309-1343), silver gigliato, issued 1321-9, (Biagi 1638), (Illustrated); Sicily, Messina, John II (1458-1479), billon denaro (Biaggi 1354) (2); Italy, denaros of Lucca, Genoa, (Biaggi 835, 1056); and general issue Crusader, immitative issue of the Ayyubids of hexagonal type of Aleppan type (MPS 1, [p.133]). Very good - nearly extremely fine. (12)