Along the left
side of the
king, starting at bottom reading upward, are the letters: REIDE ?
Also how is the
lion oriented in reference to
obverse? Most of the
crusader types that might resemble this have the
lion with
his tail down or at 5oclock, and a
cross around
his snout at top of coin, a matter of orientation...your
lion looks different but that could be local variation too. Is there a
cross near the snout of this
lion?
if you can get any of the letters from right
side of emperor, reading from
head down is
his name.
on the
reverse any letters you can spot clearly may give indication of city/state. the letters are the key on this coin i think.
I am thinking its a
billon coin, but cannot be sure. It may be the actual coin which some of the
crusaders were imitations of, and I only have the
crusader book. They mention
Billon Denier, AR Gros and half gros, and AR soldino among the coins of
cyprus and jerusalem which have similar kings and lions, but only similar not right on or even near right on.
here is a lightened up and sharpened pix of your coin:
