Description

Principality of Antioch. Tancred. Regent 1101-1103 AD and 1104-1112 AD. AE 19.1mm 3.33gm Follis. Cross

Obv: Turbaned bust of Tancred facing, holding sword. KE BOHΘH TΩ ΔOVΛΩ TANKPI.

Rev: Cross pommetée with fleuronnée at base; IC-XC/ NI-KA across field and in quartiles of cross.

Ref: Metcalf 63-70.

***Tancred was a Norman Crusader knight, his coin copies the local Byzantine-style copper follis denomination. Most distinctively, his depiction wearing an Eastern-style turban instead of a Western helmet reflects how quickly early Crusader rulers adapted to the local customs, garments, and styles of the Middle East***

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