| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5638 Price realized: 380 CHF (Approx. 432 USD / 401 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: CRUSADERS. Antioch. Bohémond I, 1098-1111. Follis (Bronze, 24 mm, 4.68 g, 11 h). Nimbate bust of St. Peter facing, wearing tunic, raising his right hand in benediction and holding cross in his left. Rev. Cross pommée, fleuronée at base; in angles, B / H / [M] / T. CCS 1. Metcalf, Crusades, 481. Porteous 14. Wäckerlin -. Some areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Bohémond, the eldest son of the Norman conqueror, Robert Guiscard, was one of the leaders of the First Crusade and the founder of the long-lasting Principality of Antiochia. The design of these coins is based on the official bullae that he used as Prince of Taranto in 1090. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
