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Denier à la Tête Casquée Classe C Bohemond III Majorité
| Issuer | Principality of Antioch |
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| Year | 1163-1201 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ BOAMVNDVS |
| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée divides the reverse field into four quarters, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A crescent is positioned in the second (upper-left) angle of the cross, a diagnostic feature of the Antiochene denier series. The circumferential legend ✠ ANTIOCHIA runs around the outer field in Latin characters. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, as is typical of hammered billon issues of the Crusader states. The overall design is stark and emblematic, reflecting the utilitarian character of Crusader coinage. |
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Bohemond III came to power as a minor following his father Reynald of Châtillon's capture by Nur ad-Din in 1161, with his mother Constance briefly holding regency. His majority coinage — struck across nearly four decades of rule — reflects a principality perpetually squeezed between Byzantium, the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia, and successive Zengid and Ayyubid rulers. Antioch's billon issues from this period declined in silver content as the principality's revenues and territorial control contracted.