Exceptional Edessa Fals of Baldwin I

CNG 84, Lot: 1658. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CRUSADERS, Edessa. Baldwin I. 1098-1100. Æ Fals (27mm, 9.58 g, 12h). Porteous Class 1. Facing bust of Christ Pantocrator; IC [XC] across field / Cross saltire, with globes at top end of post and ends of crossbar, set on base; B Λ Δ N in quarters. Porteous Class 1, 5; Metcalf, Crusades -; CCS 1b. Good VF, black-green patina, traces of earthen overtones. Exceptional for issue.

From the Peter Lee Collection.