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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 7811274, member: 81887&quot;]I don&#039;t know if there is a well-defined &quot;set&quot; that collectors of Crusader coins seek, there are several members here who specialize in Medieval coins who can answer that better.&nbsp; But I can say that the Crusades are a fascinating time in history, and as good a period as any to focus on.&nbsp; I have a couple of relevant coins that I&#039;ve posted before.&nbsp; First is one of the more iconic Crusader portrait types a silver denier of Bohemund III of Antioch, shown in helmet and chain-mail armor:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1341933[/ATTACH]</p><p>Write-up here: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bohemund-a-knight-in-shining-armor.305120/#post-2891673" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bohemund-a-knight-in-shining-armor.305120/#post-2891673">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bohemund-a-knight-in-shining-armor.305120/#post-2891673</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And if you collect coins of the Crusaders, you really should have some coins of the Muslim opponents they faced.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a bronze of the powerful Mamluk sultan Baybars I, featuring a feline on the obverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1341934[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And my write-up (with terrible pun in the title): <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/hit-me-baybars-one-more-time.358169/#post-4336420" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/hit-me-baybars-one-more-time.358169/#post-4336420">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/hit-me-baybars-one-more-time.358169/#post-4336420</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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