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CRUSADERS, Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. BI Denier (18mm, 0.97 g, 12h). Class J or K. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188. EF.Electronic Auction 599 Early Medieval, 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, 0.97 g, 12h). Class J or K. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188. + BOAIIV(ND)V(retrograde Z), bust left, wearing Norman helmet decorated with cross pattée and chainmail coif; crescent to left, star to right; double barred A with annulet at each end; O, first V and (ND), each with pellet / + ANTIOC • NIA, cross pattée; crescent in second quarter; barred A with pelleted bar and pellet at each end; ornamented C. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 438-43; cf. CCS 78a (Bohémond IV). Areas of peripheral weakness, hairline die break on obverse. EF. |
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