Louis IX, known as Saint Louis (1245–1270). Gold dinar minted in Palestine in 125/?, Saint John of Acre.

Av. Concentric Christian inscriptions in Arabic (naskh), with initial crosses: in the center, “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”; on the outer ring, “Minted in Acre in the Year (125?) of the Incarnation of the Messiah”; and in the center, “One God”.
Reverse: Concentric Christian inscriptions in Arabic, with initial crosses: outer circle “Glory to the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ the Messiah, from whom we receive salvation and life,” and inner circle “and resurrection, and through whom we are delivered and forgiven.” Central cross.
Dy.196 - CCS p.119, 6 - RN, 1958, Balog and Yvon, no. 40 - Fr.-; Gold - 3.22 g - 22 mm - 1 h
NGC AU 55 (8769661-024).
Irregularly shaped blank. Some weak areas in the strike. Light golden patina. Very Good.
From approximately 1148 to 1250, the Crusaders struck imitations of the dinars of the Fatimid caliphs Mustansir-Billah and Al-Amir bi-Ahkamillah. These dinars were called “Saracen besants” in the West or “soury dinars” in the East. The legate of Pope Innocent IV, Eudes de Châteauroux, who arrived in Acre with Louis IX, found it scandalous to mint coins in the name of Muhammad and had these besants banned. New dinars, proclaiming the Holy Trinity, were minted from 1251 to 1258. However, they retained Arabic script.