CRUSADERS, Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. BI Denier (18mm, 1.00 g, 1h). Class K2. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188.CNG Feature Auction 117 Early Medieval & Islamic, Billon Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. BI Denier (18mm, 1.00 g, 1h). Class K2. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188. + BOAИVИDVS (sic), bust left, wearing Norman helmet decorated with cross pattée and chainmail coif; crescent to left, star to right; in legend, pellet in O, double barred A with annulet at each end, first И with pellet on crossbar, annulet in first V, three bar S with annulets / + ANTIOC(NN)A (sic), cross pattée; crescent in second quarter; in legend, double barred As with annulet at each end, Ns with pellet on crossbar, ornate C. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 446 (for obv.); CCS 79a (Bohémond IV). Traces of deposits on obverse. EF. |