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Follis au Buste du Christ Nimbé Tancred 3éme Type
| Issuer | Principality of Antioch |
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| Year | 1104-1112 |
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| Weight | 3.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Christ nimbed, depicted frontally in the Byzantine tradition, with the nimbus clearly rendered around the head. The figure is shown in a stylized, somewhat crude provincial style typical of Crusader-period copper coinage. Christogram initials IC-XC are placed in the left and right fields respectively, flanking the bust. The overall design reflects strong Byzantine iconographic influence adapted by the Crusader mints of Antioch. |
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| Obverse lettering | IC-XC |
| Reverse description | A large cross pattée or floriated cross occupies the center of the field, with decorative floral or foliate elements at the base of the vertical stem, a distinctive feature of this third type. The legend TANK / PH, an abbreviated reference to the regent Tancred, is distributed across the four quarters formed by the arms of the cross. The lettering is rendered in a rough, provincial style consistent with hammered copper coinage of the Crusader states. The overall design is characteristic of the Antiochene follis series attributed to Tancred's regency. |
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