Later Stage Crusader Gold struck at Acre
 
5789412-003    Numismatic Guarantee Corp certified and graded Almost Uncirculated 53
 
There are 71 in all grades of this type at NGC and 3 in this grade, including this coin, with 64 in higher grades
Rather than visually distancing themselves from native Islamic numismatic traditions, the crusaders made almost exact copies of Islamic coins for their own use, probably in an effort to make trade and commerce with local communities easier. This crusader coin is a copy of a dinar minted in Egypt under the Fatimid caliph al-Amir, complete with its Arabic inscriptions proclaiming the oneness of God and the role of Muhammad as Prophet. The only difference between a Fatimid dinar and its crusader copy is the quality of the inscriptions: the Arabic calligraphy on Fatimid coins is precise, proportional, and highly legible, while the inscriptions on the crusader copies are slightly less so. The crusader-controlled lands in the Levant were finally reclaimed by Islamic armies at the end of the 13th century.