Islamic. Middle Ages silver coins [solved]

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2.8 gr silver 21 mm




3.1 gr silver 21 mm.

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Rich Dolce
Ayyubid Sultanate
Nice coins!!
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These are Christian Imitations of the Ayyubid coins of al-Salih Isma'il 635 / 1237 and 637-643 / 1239-1245. The original coins were struck in Damascus; the Crusader imitations were likely struck in Acre in Palestine. The first coin is Type V and the second is Type VI. These are determined by differences in the the marginal inscriptions. The imitations are more common than the prototypes.

“Thirteenth century crusader imitations of Ayyubid silver coinage : a preliminary survey” by Michael L Bates.
In: Kouymjian, Dickran K., ed. Near Eastern Numismatics. Studies in Honor of George C. Miles, pp. 393-409.
Thanks numisquare !!
I have this book:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lor7wcokwy1byqg/Coins%20of%20the%20Crusaders.pdf?dl=0
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
The second coin, Type VI, is shown on page 160/249 in your book Coins of the Crusaders.
Thank you for all your help.
Best Regards
Rich Dolce
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