Fractional Denier - Bohemond IV

Bohemond IV ruled Antioch and Tripoli concurrently for much of this period, an unusual dual lordship that followed years of dynastic conflict with the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia over control of Antioch itself. Leo I of Armenia had installed a rival claimant, and Bohemond spent considerable energy — and coin — reasserting Frankish authority over the principality. These fractional bronzes circulated in a city that was commercially active well beyond its crusader administration, passing through Armenian, Greek, and Muslim merchant hands alike.