CRUSADERS, Antioch. Bohémond III. 1163-1201. BI Denier (18.5mm, 0.93 g, 3h). Class B. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188.CNG Feature Auction 117 Early Medieval & Islamic, 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 (18.5mm, 0.93 g, 3h). Class B. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1163-1188. + BOANVИDVS, bust left, wearing Norman helmet decorated with cross pattée and chainmail coif; star to left, crescent to right; in legend, double barred A with pellet at each end, S with pellets / + AMTIOCN[I]A (sic), cross pattée; crescent in second quarter; in legend, double barred As with pellet at each end, ornamented C. Metcalf, Crusades –; cf. CCS 65 (for type); Alistair Lilburn Collection (Baldwin’s 49), lot 1769 var. (star to left only); CNG 115, lot 814. Trace of deposit on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare for this class with the star and crescent transposed. |