Richard of Salerno governed Edessa as regent for Joscelin of Courtenay's predecessor Baldwin II, who was captured by the Artuqid ruler Sokman at the Battle of Harran in 1104 — the same engagement that effectively shattered the early Crusader momentum in northern Syria. These coins were struck under that regency, making them products of a polity simultaneously holding a frontier and managing the absence of its rightful count.
Metcalf 107-109 encompasses minor die variants across the type; distinguishing them requires close examination of the copper fabric, which on this series tends to show uneven flan preparation.
Richard of Salerno governed Edessa as regent for Joscelin of Courtenay's predecessor Baldwin II, who was captured by the Artuqid ruler Sokman at the Battle of Harran in 1104 — the same engagement that effectively shattered the early Crusader momentum in northern Syria. These coins were struck under that regency, making them products of a polity simultaneously holding a frontier and managing the absence of its rightful count.
Metcalf 107-109 encompasses minor die variants across the type; distinguishing them requires close examination of the copper fabric, which on this series tends to show uneven flan preparation.