CRUSADERS, Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. BI Denier (18mm, 0.99 g, 11h). Class A. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188.CNG Feature Auction 115 Early Medieval & Islamic, Billon Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. BI Denier (18mm, 0.99 g, 11h). Class A. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188. + BOAИVDNVS (sic), bust right, wearing Norman helmet decorated with cross pattée and chainmail coif; star to left, crescent to right; double barred A with pellet at each end; S with pellets / + ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée; crescent in second quartercross pattée; crescent in second quarter; double barred A with annulet at each end; ornamented C. Unpublished in the standard references. Hint of deposit on reverse, light even roughness. Good VF. Apparently unique for this class with crescent and star transposed. |