CRUSADERS, Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. BI Denier (19mm, 0.85 g, 11h). Class J. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188, or later.CNG Feature Auction 115 Early Medieval & Islamic, Billon Estimate: $ 200 |
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CRUSADERS, Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. BI Denier (19mm, 0.85 g, 11h). Class J. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188, or later. + BOAIIVIIDVS (sic), bust left, wearing Norman helmet decorated with cross pattée and chainmail coif; filled crescent to left, pellet to right; double barred A with pellet at each end; three bar S with pellets / + AIIIIOCIIIA (sic), cross pattée; crescent in second quarter; ; double barred A with pellet at each end. Metcalf, Crusades 425; cf. CCS 78a (Bohémond IV). Deposit on reverse, crudely struck, minor ghosting. VF. |