CRUSADERS, Antioch. Raymond-Roupen. 1216-1219. BI Denier (19mm, 0.91 g, 5h). Class L. Antioch mint. Struck circa 1225-1250. + (triple pellets) R [...] V : P : I N V : S •, bust left, wearing Norman helmet decorated with cross pattée and chainmail coif; crescent to left, star to right; pellet on crossbar of N / + AITIOCI (annulet) I (annulet) IA, cross pattée; crescent in second quarter; double barred A with pellet at each end; O with central pellet. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 450 (for rev.; same die); CCS 93. Toned, light ghosting, small flan crack. Near VF.
From the El Medina Collection.