- Object type
- Coins
- Date
- Production: 1184 - 1186
- Subject(s)
- Bearers of the Cross
- Associated person
- Raymond III (1140 - 1187)
- Inscriptions
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obverse: T.V.R.R.I.S
reverse: +.D.A.V.I.T.
- Dimensions
-
Diameter: 14.5mm
Weight: 0.81g - Materials and technique
- Copper
- Production place
- Beirut
- Related place(s)
- Beirut
- References
-
Metcalf, David Michael. Coinage of the Crusades and the Latin East in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. London: Royal Numismatic Society, 1995.
Pages 87-89 - Catalogue number
- BEI2
Pougeoise of Raymond III of Tripoli
It has been argued that the buildings depicted on coins perhaps represent a former mosque converted to use as a church by the crusaders – a powerful political statement.