One side of this coin shows a depiction of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and the other a cross. The inscription reads: AMALRICVS REX (o); DE IERVSALEM (r)
Billon (base silver) denier, mint of Valence, 11th century
Obverse: + S ΛPOLLINΛRS, cross pommée, large annulet 4th quarter.
Reverse.+VRBS VΛLENTIΛI, Angel.
The deniers of the mint of Valence along with those issued from the mints of Charters, Le…
The Crusader castle of Belvoir is located on a hill of the Naphtali plateau, about 500 meters above the Jordan Valley and a few miles south of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee). It is surrounded by a moat, and built with an outer and inner…
The Crusader castle of Belvoir is located on a hill of the Naphtali plateau, about 500 meters above the Jordan Valley and a few miles south of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee). It is surrounded by a moat, and built with an outer and inner…