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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;+VGO.DVCKS, post: 8159411, member: 110504&quot;]Group lot I just bought; Kingdom of Jerusalem, Amalric /Amaury I, 1163-1174 (with Church of the Holy Sepulchre); Baldwin III, 1143-1163 (with Tower of David), two examples.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423956[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423957[/ATTACH] </p><p>I recently fell into a book on the architectural history of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which put due emphasis on the major rebuilding during the reign of Amaury.&nbsp; [USER=56653]@seth77[/USER] has noted this in some detail, but Amaury&#039;s shift from his older brother&#039;s Tower of David motif was clearly in commemoration of the fact.&nbsp; At that point I wanted a better example than I have, especially for the rendering of the Church.&nbsp; ...As a group lot, the price was right.&nbsp; The better Baldwin III might be the best one I have at this point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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