Coin
Medium:Struck copper
Geography: Possibly minted in Damascus (Syria), excavated at Jerusalem
Date: 1199-1218 AD
Period: Reign of al-Adil Abu Bakr ibn Ayub, Ayyubid Period
Dimensions:Diameter 2.2 cm
Object number: 980.40.401
Object History: The Armenian Garden Excavations in Jerusalem were conducted by the British School of Archaeology, supported by the Royal Ontario Museum, and were directed by Douglas A. Tushingham. The excavations all took place between 1961 and 1967.
