Tancred held Antioch as regent twice — first from 1101 to 1103 while Bohemond I was held captive by the Danishmend Turks, then again from 1104 to 1112 after Bohemond's catastrophic defeat at Harran left him effectively exiled in Europe seeking reinforcements. The coinage of this regency period reflects a Crusader state still working out its monetary identity, borrowing heavily from Byzantine follis conventions while asserting a distinctly Latin political authority over a city seized in 1098.
The second type is distinguished from the first by specific die characteristics catalogued across the KM#63–70 range, a spread suggesting multiple working dies rather than a single controlled issue.
Tancred held Antioch as regent twice — first from 1101 to 1103 while Bohemond I was held captive by the Danishmend Turks, then again from 1104 to 1112 after Bohemond's catastrophic defeat at Harran left him effectively exiled in Europe seeking reinforcements. The coinage of this regency period reflects a Crusader state still working out its monetary identity, borrowing heavily from Byzantine follis conventions while asserting a distinctly Latin political authority over a city seized in 1098.
The second type is distinguished from the first by specific die characteristics catalogued across the KM#63–70 range, a spread suggesting multiple working dies rather than a single controlled issue.