Follis with the Bust of Christ Nimbé Tancred 6th Type

Tancred governed Antioch as regent twice — first from 1101 to 1103 while Bohemond I was held captive by the Danishmend Turks, then again from 1104 following Bohemond's catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Harran, which effectively removed him from the Levant for good. This follis belongs to that second regency, a period when Tancred was consolidating real autonomous power over the principality rather than merely holding it in trust.

The use of a Christ Nimbé type on crusader copper reflects a deliberate alignment with Byzantine numismatic tradition — the principality shared a long, contentious border with Byzantine-held territory and minted accordingly.