Watch List notes:

CRUSADERS. Edessa. Richard of Salerno, regent, 1104-1108. Follis (Bronze, 26 mm, 7.23 g, 3 h). Nimbate and draped bust of Christ facing, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels; in field to left and right, IC - XC. Rev. KE / BOHΘ / PIKAP/ΔⲰ ('Lord, help Richard' in Greek) in four lines. CCS 4. Metcalf, Crusades, p. 33, Richard Class 1. Porteous 3. Wäckerlin 162. Traces of overstriking, otherwise, very fine.


This coin was overstruck on a follis of Baldwin I (see above, lot 2788), with considerable parts of the undertype still visible.