Crusades Four Silver Coin Boxed Collection
Crusader Era Silver Coin Collection
This curated set brings together four silver coins that embody the rise and fall of the Crusader world, spanning two centuries of conflict, alliance, and shifting power in the eastern Mediterranean.
Cilician Armenia — Silver Tram
Cilicia, the first Christian kingdom to adopt Christianity as its state religion, became a natural ally of the Crusaders. Like the Byzantines and Crusaders themselves, the Armenians struggled against Turkish encroachment, forging a fragile but resilient frontier state.
Antioch, Bohemond III — Silver Denier
Bohemond III (r. 1163–1201) ruled one of the most vital Crusader principalities during the era of the Third Crusade. Caught between Latin loyalties and Byzantine influence, his reign reflects the precarious balance of diplomacy, war, and survival in northern Syria.
Frankish Greece — Silver Denier Tournois
After the Fourth Crusade (1204), the Franks and Venetians carved their own states from Christian Greece, creating a patchwork of feudal realms. The denier tournois represents the peculiar reality of Crusaders ruling over fellow Christians in lands once under Byzantium.
Mamluk Dynasty — Silver Dirham
By the late 13th century, the Mamluks of Egypt emerged as the dominant power of the region. Hardened slave-soldiers turned rulers, they swept aside weakened Crusader and Ayyubid forces, ultimately capturing Jerusalem and ending nearly two centuries of Crusader rule.
Crusades Four Silver Coin Boxed Collection
Crusader Era Silver Coin Collection
This curated set brings together four silver coins that embody the rise and fall of the Crusader world, spanning two centuries of conflict, alliance, and shifting power in the eastern Mediterranean.
Cilician Armenia — Silver Tram
Cilicia, the first Christian kingdom to adopt Christianity as its state religion, became a natural ally of the Crusaders. Like the Byzantines and Crusaders themselves, the Armenians struggled against Turkish encroachment, forging a fragile but resilient frontier state.
Antioch, Bohemond III — Silver Denier
Bohemond III (r. 1163–1201) ruled one of the most vital Crusader principalities during the era of the Third Crusade. Caught between Latin loyalties and Byzantine influence, his reign reflects the precarious balance of diplomacy, war, and survival in northern Syria.
Frankish Greece — Silver Denier Tournois
After the Fourth Crusade (1204), the Franks and Venetians carved their own states from Christian Greece, creating a patchwork of feudal realms. The denier tournois represents the peculiar reality of Crusaders ruling over fellow Christians in lands once under Byzantium.
Mamluk Dynasty — Silver Dirham
By the late 13th century, the Mamluks of Egypt emerged as the dominant power of the region. Hardened slave-soldiers turned rulers, they swept aside weakened Crusader and Ayyubid forces, ultimately capturing Jerusalem and ending nearly two centuries of Crusader rule.
