Gold bezant coin, solar cross and other inscriptions
European Museums, The British MuseumCross inside a circle with Arabic inscription on a gold bezant coin.
Gold bezant coin, minted in Jerusalem, about 1250 A.D., imitating contemporary coins of the Ayyubid Dynasty
Islamic-style coinage.
Egypt and Kingdom of Jerusalem,
1100-1300
The Christian crusader kings of Jerusalem started to use Fatimid gold coins, and to make their own imitations of them, in the 1140s. In the 1250s the pope protested about this, and new coin designs featured Christian symbols and text, though still in Arabic.
Supplementary images:
Cross inside a circle with Arabic inscription on a gold bezant coin
Taken on Friday 14th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Tags:
arabic
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christian
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coins
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cross
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cross inside a circle
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disc
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four-point
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four-pointed cross
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inscription
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islam
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money
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pope
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solar disc
Genre:
1250 A.D.
Source: London, United Kingdom
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