From the Horse’s Mouth: Re-Dating the Anonymous Tvrris Davit Issue

Abstract

The Crusader copper reading TVRRIS DAVIT was once considered an emergency issue
struck during Saladin’s siege of Jerusalem in 1187, and later was attributed to the short
lordship of Raymond III of Tripoli over Beirut in 1184–1186. The recent excavation of a
specimen at the Crusader stronghold of Mezad Ateret—destroyed in 1179—points to a
new mint location and date.