Crusaders, Byzantine Inspired Lead Coin

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Crusader States, unknown origin
• Date: c. 1100 - 1300 CE
• Denomination: Unknown lead denomination
• Type Number: Mitchner 2432, in Michael Mitchner's "Oriental Coins and their Values: the World of Islam"
• Obverse: Rude head (?) with cross.
• Reverse: Unknown symbols.
• Notes: These small lead coins have a Byzantine inspired design, but they have not been attributed to a specific Crusader state. Therefore, it is not possible to identify the portrait or the symbols on the coin. From the Mitchner reference above: "This small hoard of lead coins was brought to London by a Turkish dealer in 1975 along with sundry Byzantine and Islamic copper coins from the Turkey-Syria region. Scattered additional coins of this lead series have been seen since then in London. The late Dr. G. C. Miles has also discussed the series."

All purchases include a Certificate of Authenticity. You will receive the exact item in the photos.