ME65324. Bronze follis, cf. Malloy CCS p. 241, 1b (Baldwin I, heavy series, letters in angles); Metcalf Crusades -, VF, nice desert patina, overstruck on polygonal clipped follis, Edessa (Urfa, Turkey) mint, weight 4.489g, maximum diameter 26.8mm, die axis 0
o, 2nd reign, 1108 - 1118; obverse nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding book of Gospels, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: Ihsoús Xristós - Jesus Christ) flanking at neck; reverse thin cross, wedge in each angle, BΛΔN around with one letter at the end of each arm of the cross (a cruciform monogram); ex "The John Slocum Collection of Coins of the Crusades" Sotheby's Catalogue 1997, lot 170 (part of);
unique(?);
SOLD