CRUSADERS, Edessa. Baldwin II. Second reign, 1108-1118. Æ Follis (24mm, 5.49 g, 6h). Light issue. BΛΓΔOYINOC ΔO YΛO C(TA)Y –, Baldwin standing left, wearing Norman helmet and coat of mail, holding globus cruciger and hilt of sword / Cross fleuronnée set on tendrils; pellets joined to each angle. Metcalf, Crusades 109-11; Schlumberger, p. 21 and pl. I, 7; CCS 9a. Orangish earthen black-green patina. EF. Exceptional for issue and possibly the finest known.
From the Rome on the Euphrates Collection, purchased from Charles H. Wolfe, circa 1994–9. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 953770 (circa 1994).