Savoca Coins
Online Auction 97 | Silver 14 Mar 2021
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Bohémond I AD 1098-1111. Antioch
Follis Æ
26 mm, 6,20 g
Bust of St. Peter facing, nimbate, with curly hair and a short, curly beard, wearing tunic, raising hand in benediction and holding cross / [B] / H / M / T within angles of cross pommetée and fleuronée (Cross of the Tree of Life).
very fine
Malloy 1. Metcalf 47. Porteous 14. Schl. II, 4.
Almost certainly the finest known example of this well-preserved and extremely rare type of coin, and definitely superior to the only other specimen offered in recent years.
The Crusade never had one designated long term leader from the start, it had a council of nobles which guided it; one of the most important leaders was Bohemond of Taranto, \'the eldest son of the legendary Norman Robert Guiscard \' , one of the leaders of the first crusade and the founder of the long-living Principality of Antiochia.
Bohemond's coinage is extremely rare today, and highly sought after by numismatic collectors specialising in the Crusade period and seeking to broaden their collection with exquisite rare coins most of which are in fantastic condition.
The coin variations are based on the official bullae which Bohemond used as Prince of Taranto in 1090.
From the Tareq Hani collection
Follis Æ
26 mm, 6,20 g
Bust of St. Peter facing, nimbate, with curly hair and a short, curly beard, wearing tunic, raising hand in benediction and holding cross / [B] / H / M / T within angles of cross pommetée and fleuronée (Cross of the Tree of Life).
very fine
Malloy 1. Metcalf 47. Porteous 14. Schl. II, 4.
Almost certainly the finest known example of this well-preserved and extremely rare type of coin, and definitely superior to the only other specimen offered in recent years.
The Crusade never had one designated long term leader from the start, it had a council of nobles which guided it; one of the most important leaders was Bohemond of Taranto, \'the eldest son of the legendary Norman Robert Guiscard \' , one of the leaders of the first crusade and the founder of the long-living Principality of Antiochia.
Bohemond's coinage is extremely rare today, and highly sought after by numismatic collectors specialising in the Crusade period and seeking to broaden their collection with exquisite rare coins most of which are in fantastic condition.
The coin variations are based on the official bullae which Bohemond used as Prince of Taranto in 1090.
From the Tareq Hani collection