425, Lot: 642. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Antioch. Tancred. Regent, 1101-03, 1104-12. Cast Æ Follis (20mm, 3.90 g, 12h). Two-sided cast of the reverse of a second type. Cross pommetée, fleuronnée at base; IC XC NI KA in quarters / Cross pommetée, fleuronnée at base; IC XC NI KA in quarters. Metcalf,
Crusades 63-70; CCS 4a. VF, earthen dark green patina. Unusual, either an attempted counterfeit, a sanctuary token, or amulet.