Lotto n. 569 - Antioch. Bohemond III, Minority (1149-1163), regencies of Constance and Renaud de Chatillon. BI Denier. D/ Bare head right. R/ Patent cross. Malloy 22/43; Schl. pl. II, 20; Metcalf 334/358. BI. 1.09 g. 16 mm. Scarce. Good VF.

Lotto n. 570 - Edessa. Baldwin II (1100-1104). AE. D/ Bust of Christ, nimbate, blessing with right hand. R/ Large plain cross on two steps; in the angles X B B K (Christ help Count Baldwin). Malloy 2; Schl. -. AE. 6.73 g. 26 mm. RR. Overstruck. Good F.

Lotto n. 571 - Edessa. Baldwin II, second reign (1108-1118). AE. Small module (light) series. D/ Count walking left holding cross in right and sword in left hand. R/ Cross fleuronnée with scroll at base and pellets in angles. Cf. Malloy 10; Cf. Schl. pl. I, 9; Metcalf -. AE. 2.8 g. 21.5 mm. Chocolate brown patina. Choice example. With old collector's tag. Good VF.

Lotto n. 572 - Jerusalem. Baldwin III (1143-1163) and later. AV Dinar (Saracenic Bezant), third phase, struck 1187(?)-1260 or later. Imitating a Fatimid Dinar of al-Amir Abu ʿAli al-Mansur from Misr mint. D/ Central inscription, ‘al-imām / al-Manṣūr’ in two lines; Pseudo-kufic inscription with titles around. R/ Central inscription ʿāl / ghāya’ in two lines, two dots below; Pseudo-kufic inscription with Kalima around. BY 30; Malloy 5d. AV. 3.85 g. 23 mm. Small flan-crack. Good VF/about EF.

Lotto n. 573 - Jerusalem. Baldwin III until the battle of the Horns of Hattin (1187) and the fall of Jerusalem, during the reign of Guy de Lusignan. AV Dinar (Saracenic Bezant), second phase, struck 1148/59-1187. Imitating a Fatimid Dinar of al-Amir Abu ʿAli al-Mansur from Misr mint, dated 51[..] AH. D/ Central inscription ʿāl / ghāya’ in two lines; kufic inscription with Kalima around. R/ Central inscription, ‘al-imām / al-Manṣūr’ in two lines; kufic inscription with titles around; mint and date formula in outer margin. BY 25; Malloy 3; Schl. pl. V, 19. AV. 3.93 g. 22 mm. R. Slightly bent flan. Good VF. Ex CNG Classical Numismatic Group E-389, 18.01.2017, lot 870.

Lotto n. 574 - Jerusalem. Baldwin III (1143-1163) and later. AV Dinar (Saracenic Bezant), third phase, struck 1187(?)-1260 or later. Imitating a Fatimid Dinar of al-Amir Abu ʿAli al-Mansur from Misr mint. D/ Central inscription, ‘al-imām / al-Manṣūr’ in two lines; Pseudo-kufic inscription with titles around. R/ Central inscription ʿāl / ghāya’ in two lines, two vertical dots below; Pseudo-kufic inscription with Kalima around. BY 32; Malloy 5f. AV. 3.21 g. 22 mm. Good VF/VF.

Lotto n. 575 - Jerusalem. Pilgrim Coinage. BI Denier. D/ Patent cross. R/ Patriarchal cross on concentric rectangles representing the mount of Golgotha, between stars and palm branches. Malloy 47; Schl. pl. XIX, 3; Metcalf 201. BI. 1.07 g. 22 mm. RRR. Flatness. Extremely rare. About VF. Metcalf identifies this type with the seals of the Masters of the Order of Saint John. Some authors believe this piece belongs to a royal or patriarchal celebrative issue.

Lotto n. 576 - Frankish Greece, Achaea. Robert d'Anjou (de Taranto) (1333-1364). EL Ducat. Imitating Venezia. Uncertain mint (Chiarenza?). Struck in the name and types of Andrea Dandolo. D/ St. Mark standing right, holding Gospels and presenting banner to Doge kneeling left. In front of the Doge, pellet. R/ Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing ten stars. Cf. Schl. p. 320; pl. XII, 34 and pl. XXI 19-22; Cf. Gamb. III 344. EL. 3.4 g. 22 mm. About EF/EF.

Lotto n. 577 - Frankish Greece, Athens. Types in the name of the Duchy of Athens, possibly Florentine Dukes of Athens (1388-1394). AE Denier tournois. D/ Patent cross. R/ Castle tournois. Cf. Seltman, in Mints, XXII, 10; Malloy 107; Schl. -. BI. 0.42 g. 18 mm. RR. Very rare and seldom offered. About VF/VF. This crude style denier seems to be a regular issue of the time instead of a contemporary forgery, as Lambros and Schlumberger considered them (many are the examples (97) located in British Museum from an hoard and many more are the examples in other collections). These typed might perhaps have been struck by Nerio Acciajuoli, the first Florentine duke of Athens (1388-1394), who conquered the duchy from his castle of Acrocorinth in Achaea. This would at least explain the unusual alloy and the hybrid combination. Regarding the legend unusually blundered and differently spaced noteworthy is the form DAX instead of DVX that might perhaps contain the initial of the duke Antonio I Acciajuoli (1402-1435), the most prosperous of his dynasty.

Lotto n. 578 - Cyprus. Henry II of Lusignan, Second Reign (1310-1324). AR Gros. D/ King seated on curule chair, with foreparts of lions at sides, his legs together, cloak fastened with brooch on right shoulder; holds scepter in right and crucifer globe in left hand; six-pointed star in left field. R/ Cross of Jerusalem. Malloy 58; Schl. pl. VI, 20; Metcalf 676/682. AR. 4.53 g. 26.5 mm. Cabinet tone. About EF.

Lotto n. 579 - Genoese Colonies. Chios. Filippo Maria Visconti (1421-1436). AV Contemporary imitation of a Zecchino of Venice for the circulation in the Latin East. D/ Saint Mark standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between. R/ Christ standing facing within mandorla containing nine stars. Schl. pl. XIV, 14; Gamb. III 398; Fried. 4. AV. 3.41 g. 21 mm. Rusty dies. VF/Good VF.