Crusader states, County of Tripoli. Raymond III (1152-1187 AD). Pougeoise (No reserve price)

Crusader states, County of Tripoli.
Raymond III (1152-1187 AD).
Pougeoise (Bronze, 19.4 mm, 0.94 g).

Obv: ✠ CIVITAS. Fortified gateway with crenellations above rows of masonry, and large divided door with rounded top.
Rev: ✠ TRIPOLIS. St. Andrew's cross pommettée with annulet at centre; crescents in the quarters, with pellets on some dies.

Reference: Malloy, Preston & Seltman, Coins of the Crusader States, Tripoli, type 13.

Raymond III became Count of Tripoli in 1152 after Nizari Assassins murdered his father. Captured by Nur ad-Din at Harim in 1164, he was ransomed in the early 1170s with Hospitaller help and went on to serve twice as regent of Jerusalem. Marriage to Eschiva of Bures made him lord of Galilee. At Hattin in 1187 he led the vanguard and escaped the disaster. He died at Tripoli later that year, leaving the county to his godson Raymond, son of Bohemond III of Antioch.

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