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Follis - Roger of Salerno St George -3rd type
| Issuer | Principality of Antioch |
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| Year | 1112-1119 |
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| Value | 1 Follis (1⁄228) |
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| Obverse description | Saint George depicted as an equestrian warrior saint, shown in three-quarter view riding a galloping horse to the right across the field. The saint wears military attire and a nimbus surrounds his head, identifying him as a holy figure. A partial Greek legend appears in the field around the equestrian figure, partially visible along the upper and left periphery of the flan. The style is characteristic of Crusader-era Byzantine-influenced hammered coinage, with bold but somewhat crude relief typical of the Antiochene mint. The irregular flan and variable strike are consistent with hammered production of the early twelfth century. |
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| Reverse description | Four-line Greek inscription filling the central field within a rope or beaded border, reading the name and title of the issuing regent Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch. The legend is arranged in horizontal lines across the coin, with a cross preceding the first line. The lettering is in majuscule Greek characters, partially legible due to the irregular flan and variable strike. The border consists of a twisted or braided rope pattern encircling the inscription, a design element common on Crusader folles of the Principality of Antioch. The overall die style reflects the hybrid Greco-Latin tradition of the Antiochene mint during the regency of Roger of Salerno. |
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| Mintage | ND (1112-1119) |
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