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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2128350, member: 44140&quot;]A few weeks ago I was able strike a deal for this coin with a dealer I have done a lot of business with. He had acquired a few of them at a reasonable price and passed the savings along to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had been looking for a few months for decent grade, early, affordable European medieval coins. I started reading about the coinage of the Crusader states and the events and personalities surrounding the various European campaigns in the East.</p><p>Most people who have even a mild interest in the Medieval European coins probably has a Billon scyphate Trachy of Manual I of the Byzantine Empire. These coins are quite interesting in there design and appearance and quite common to boot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well I did not get one of those...</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw one of Manny&#039;s very good friend Baldwin III the King of Jerusalem. It seems that silver coins of the Crusader states tend to be quite dumpy at this early date, with the exception of Islam inspired gold. It appears quite difficult to find high grade examples of these tiny BI Deniers. I wanted to obtain an example with at least most of the legend and most of the Tower of David.</p><p><br /></p><p>Crusader State</p><p>Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem</p><p>Baldwin III (AD 1143-1163)</p><p>BI Denier 16 mm x 0.87 grams</p><p>Obv: Tower of David with glacis, circle of large pellets around +De IERVSALEM</p><p>Rev: Cross Pattee, circle of large pellets around BALDVINVS REX</p><p>Ref: CCS 15</p><p>[ATTACH=full]404825[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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