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The Alex G. Malloy Crusader Coin Collection

We are pleased to offer the Alex G. Malloy Collection of Crusader Coins, assembled over a 40 year period during which Mr. Malloy was a premier dealer, collector and author in the field of crusader numismatics. For a time he was on the staff of Forum Ancient Coins as a consultant, but he is now retired. Alex G. Malloy, Irene Preston, and Arthur Seltman coauthored Coins of the Crusader States, an excellent one-volume compendium of all known Crusader types, and an important standard references for crusader coins. Many of the coins listed on this page are ex Seltman and other important collections, in addition to coming to us from the Malloy collection. Rarely are so many crusader coins, with a wide spectrum of types and great rarities offered. This is perhaps the opportunity of a lifetime to acquire some superb examples for your collection or to begin a new exceptional collection of crusader coins.

Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201

|Crusaders|, |Crusaders,| |Principality| |of| |Antioch,| |Bohemond| |III,| |1163| |-| |1201||denier|

Cover Coin - book cover coin for Malloy, Preston and Seltman's Coins of the Crusader States.

From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years. Ex A.J. |Seltman| Collection.

crusader book
SH45453. Billon denier, Malloy CCS p.211, 53b (book cover coin), Choice EF, weight 0.994 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 135o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse + BOAMVNDVS, elongated bearded head right wearing helmet and chain-mail, crescent left, star right, A ornamented with pellets; reverse + AMTIOCNIA (sic), cross pattée, crescent in upper right angle, A's ornamented with pellets; buyer will receive a free copy of Coins of the Crusader States signed by Alex Malloy; scarce; SOLD


Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Baldwin III, 1143 - 1163

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Kingdom| |of| |Jerusalem,| |Baldwin| |III,| |1143| |-| |1163||cut| |fragment|
This is the plate coin in Malloy, Preston and Seltman's Coins of the Crusader States.

From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of "Coins of the Crusader States." Ex CNA IV mail bid sale, lot 400816, 21 Sep 1988.
SH32094. Gold cut fragment, Malloy CCS p. 84, 59 & pl. 1, 59 (this coin), VF, weight 0.623 g, maximum diameter 10.7 mm, Jerusalem mint, obverse LE + C, six-pointed star pattern; reverse V : S, multifoil; SOLD


Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Raymond Roupen or Later, Anonymous Gate Series, 1216 - 1268

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Principality| |of| |Antioch,| |Raymond| |Roupen| |or| |Later,| |Anonymous| |Gate| |Series,| |1216| |-| |1268||AE| |18|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States.

Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.

Antioch existed for over 1500 years, was one of the three most important cities in the ancient world, and in the 1st century had a population of about 500,000 (not counting women and slaves). On 18 May 1268, Antioch surrendered to Baibars on the condition that the lives of the citizens would be spared. As soon as his troops were within the gates, Baibars ordered the gates shut and brutally massacred everyone in the city. Lamenting that Antioch's ruler had not been present either for the siege or the ransacking and murder, Baibars wrote a detailed letter describing exactly what had been done, concluding with the phrase, "Had you been there, you would have wished you had never been born."

SH32272. Bronze AE 18, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -; See Malloy CCS p. 196 ff. for discussion of the Anonymous Gate Series, F, weight 1.557 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse gate containing pellets, four horizontal bars and four vertical bars; reverse six spoked wheel wending in center with each spoke ending in the center with an annulet; unique!; SOLD


Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Late Anonymous, 1250 - 1268

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Principality| |of| |Antioch,| |Late| |Anonymous,| |1250| |-| |1268||pougeoise|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. See Malloy Crusaders p. 197 for a discussion of the late anonymous series.

Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.

Antioch existed for over 1500 years, was one of the three most important cities in the ancient world, and in the 1st century had a population of about 500,000 (not counting women and slaves). On 18 May 1268, Antioch surrendered to Baibars on the condition that the lives of the citizens would be spared. As soon as his troops were within the gates, Baibars ordered the gates shut and brutally massacred everyone in the city. Afterward, lamenting that Antioch's ruler had not been present either for the siege or the ransacking and murder, Baibars wrote a detailed letter describing exactly what had been done, concluding the letter with the phrase, "Had you been there, you would have wished you had never been born."

FORVM has three examples of this type (one a variant without the T) from the Malloy Collection. No other examples are known and the type is otherwise unknown to modern numismatics. Historically of great importance, these coins were minted in the last throngs of the city of Antioch as it was dying.

SH32083. Bronze pougeoise, unpublished and important, one of three known, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, VF, weight 0.672 g, maximum diameter 15.2 mm, die axis 270o, obverse hexagram, ANT (Antioch) monogram in center (T is small and above H); reverse hexagram, ΠP monogram in center (uncertain meaning, perhaps the moneyers name or the ruling Crusaders at this time but interestingly in Greek not Latin); of great rarity; SOLD


Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Late Anonymous, 1250 - 1268

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Principality| |of| |Antioch,| |Late| |Anonymous,| |1250| |-| |1268||pougeoise|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. See Malloy Crusaders p. 197 for a discussion of the late anonymous series.

Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land where he collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.

Antioch existed for over 1500 years, was one of the three most important cities in the ancient world, and in the 1st century had a population of about 500,000 (not counting women and slaves). On 18 May 1268, Antioch surrendered to Baibars on the condition that the lives of the citizens would be spared. As soon as his troops were within the gates, Baibars ordered the gates shut and brutally massacred everyone in the city. Lamenting that Antioch's ruler had not been present either for the siege or the ransacking and murder, Baibars wrote a detailed letter describing exactly what had been done, concluding with the phrase, "Had you been there, you would have wished you had never been born."

FORVM has three examples of this type from the Malloy Collection. This particular coin is a unique variant. The other two examples have a small T above H, missing on this coin. No other examples are known and the type is otherwise unknown to modern numismatics. Historically of great importance, these coins were minted in the last throngs of the city of Antioch as it was dying.

SH32084. Bronze pougeoise, unpublished and historically important, unique variant of type with only three known, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, aVF, weight 0.774 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 45o, obverse hexagram, AN (Antioch) monogram in center; reverse hexagram, ΠP monogram in center (uncertain meaning, perhaps the moneyers name or the ruling Crusaders at this time but interestingly in Greek not Latin); of great rarity; SOLD


Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Principality| |of| |Antioch,| |Bohemond| |III,| |1163| |-| |1201||pougeoise|
This is the line drawing coin in Malloy, Preston and Seltman's Coins of the Crusader States.

From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years. Ex Spink and Son. Ex R. Pesant Collection.
SH31535. Bronze pougeoise, Malloy CCS p, 215, 71a (this coin); DeWit NCirc. (1981), p. 117, type 3, VF, edge chip, weight 0.729 g, maximum diameter 16.2 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, majority, early period, 1163 - 1188; obverse + BOAMVNDVS, fleur-de-lis with splayed foot, pellet in each angle; reverse + ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, five pointed star in each angle, fine beaded border; rare, Very Fine examples of this type are extremely difficult to obtain; SOLD


Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem (Acre), 1268 - 1291

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Kingdom| |of| |Jerusalem| |(Acre),| |1268| |-| |1291||AE| |19|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy. Ex Paul Balog Collection. Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land and collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.

On October 2, 1187, Jerusalem was surrendered to Saladin. the Sultan agreed to a ransom of ten bezants for men, five for women, and one for children. Those who could not pay were to be sold into slavery. Henry II of England's treasury in Jerusalem, established for his use in a pilgrimage or crusade which never came to pass, was used to purchase the freedom of many of the poor but at least 3000 inhabitants were enslaved. The ransomed marched away in three columns. Some went first to Tripoli, where they were denied entrance and were robbed. Many went to Antioch, Cilicia, and Byzantium. Others went to Egypt, and were permitted to board ships heading for Europe.

For the next 100 years the Kingdom of Jerusalem, its capital now at Acre, clung to life controlling most of the coastline of present day Israel and southern and central Lebanon, including Ascalon, Jaffa, Arsuf, Caesarea, Tyre, Sidon, Beirut, some interior fortresses, and suzerainty over Tripoli and Antioch.

In 1291, Acre, the last major Crusader stronghold, was taken by Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil. He was far less merciful than Saladin 100 years before; much of the Frankish population was massacred or sold into slavery, such that Khalil could proclaim, "A pearly white Frankish woman couldn't sell in the bazaar for a penny!"

After Acre fell, the Crusaders moved north to cities such as Tortosa, but these fell too and they were forced offshore to Cyprus. With the loss of the island of Arwad in 1303, the Kingdom of Jerusalem ceased to exist on the mainland.

This coin was struck for the Kingdom of Jerusalem, probably at Acre, c. 1268 to 1291, long after the city of Jerusalem had been lost.

SH32085. Bronze AE 19, cf. Malloy CCS p. 83, 55; hybrid imitation with combined Latin and Arabic characteristics, VF, weight 1.310 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, obverse hexagram (imitating Ayyubids of Aleppo), blundered illiterate imitation of Arabic script; reverse + blundered illiterate Latin? legend, cross moline, small St. Andrew's cross in each quarter, within circle of large dots; uneven strike but among the finest of the few known; of great rarity; SOLD


Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem (Acre), 1268 - 1291

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Kingdom| |of| |Jerusalem| |(Acre),| |1268| |-| |1291||AE| |16|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex John J. Slocum Collection. Mr. Slocum was in the American diplomatic service in the Holy Land and collected rare and unique coins in the early 1960's.

On October 2, 1187, Jerusalem was surrendered to Saladin. the Sultan agreed to a ransom of ten bezants for men, five for women, and one for children. Those who could not pay were to be sold into slavery. Henry II of England's treasury in Jerusalem, established for his use in a pilgrimage or crusade which never came to pass, was used to purchase the freedom of many of the poor but at least 3000 inhabitants were enslaved. The ransomed marched away in three columns. Some went first to Tripoli, where they were denied entrance and were robbed. Many went to Antioch, Cilicia, and Byzantium. Others went to Egypt, and were permitted to board ships heading for Europe.

For the next 100 years the Kingdom of Jerusalem, its capital now at Acre, clung to life controlling most of the coastline of present day Israel and southern and central Lebanon, including Ascalon, Jaffa, Arsuf, Caesarea, Tyre, Sidon, Beirut, some interior fortresses, and suzerainty over Tripoli and Antioch.

In 1291, Acre, the last major Crusader stronghold, was taken by Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil. He was far less merciful than Saladin 100 years before; much of the Frankish population was massacred or sold into slavery, such that Khalil could proclaim, "A pearly white Frankish woman couldn't sell in the bazaar for a penny!"

After Acre fell, the Crusaders moved north to cities such as Tortosa, but these fell too and they were forced offshore to Cyprus. With the loss of the island of Arwad in 1303, the Kingdom of Jerusalem ceased to exist on the mainland.

This coin was struck for the Kingdom of Jerusalem, probably at Acre, c. 1268 to 1291, long after the city of Jerusalem had been lost.

SH32086. Bronze AE 16, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, See Malloy CCS p. 83 ff. for other hybrid imitations with combined Latin and Arabic characteristics, gVF, weight 0.628 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, die axis 180o, Acre mint, obverse Arabic inscription around small cross; reverse hexagram (imitating Ayyubids of Aleppo), Arabic monogram in center, pellets in outer angles; unique!; SOLD


Crusaders, Tripoli, Sidon or Other Uncertain Syrian City, c. 1250 - 1268

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Tripoli,| |Sidon| |or| |Other| |Uncertain| |Syrian| |City,| |c.| |1250| |-| |1268||pougeoise|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Ex Sotheby's auction 10-14-99. Ex John J. Slocum Collection.
CR32032. Bronze pougeoise, anonymous coppers, Malloy CCS p. 177, 35, aVF, uneven strike, weight 1.643 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, obverse uncertain blundered Arabic legend, six-rayed chrismon pommeté; reverse uncertain blundered Arabic legend, cross pommeté, pellets in upper left and lower right quarters; very rare; SOLD


Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Bohemond III, 1163 - 1201

|Malloy| |Crusader| |Collection|, |Crusaders,| |Principality| |of| |Antioch,| |Bohemond| |III,| |1163| |-| |1201||denier|
Bohemond III was Prince of Antioch from 1163 to 1201. He ascended to the throne after the Antiochene noblemen dethroned his mother. He fell into captivity in the Battle of Harim in 1164, but Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo released him to avoid conflict with the Byzantine Empire. Bohemond went to Constantinople to pay homage to Manuel I Komnenos and remained an ally of the Byzantine Empire. He fought against Armenian Cilicia, assisting in the restoration of Byzantine rule in the Cilician plain. He also made alliances with the Muslim rulers of Aleppo and Damascus against Saladin, who had begun to unite the Muslim countries along the borders of the crusader states. Bohemond forced the Armenian rulers of Cilicia to accept his suzerainty in the late 1180s. He also secured the County of Tripoli for his second son, Bohemond, in 1187. However, Saladin occupied almost the whole Principality of Antioch in the summer of 1188. To preserve the peace with Saladin, Bohemond did not provide military assistance to the Third Crusade. Leo I of Armenia captured Bohemond in 1194, and was released only after he acknowledged Leo's independence.Bohemond_III
CR31551. Billon denier, Malloy CCS p. 210, 51 var., Choice VF, weight 0.967 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 315o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, obverse + BOAHVHDVS, elongated bearded head right wearing helmet and chain-mail, crescent left, star right, A ornamented with pellets; reverse + AHTIOCHIA, cross pattée, crescent in upper left angle, A's ornamented with pellets; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States, ex A.J. |Seltman| Collection; scarce; SOLD




  




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