Crusader States, County of Edessa. Baldwin II Imitative Æ Follis. Second reign, circa 1108-1118. Garbled legend around crude figure of soldier in chain armour standing to left, holding cross in extended right hand / Broad cross fleuronnée with pellets at the ends and in angles. Cf. J. Porteous, 'The Early Coinage of the Counts of Odessa', NC 1975, pp. 169-82, 26-38 (Baldwin Class 3); Metcalf 1995, 109-112; CCS 10; Schlumberger I, 7-9. 2.26g, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private English collection.