LOT 3301
Crusaders, Edessa (County). Baldwin II AE Follis. Second reign, 1108-1118.
B-[Δ?]O, count dressed in chain-armour and conical helmet, standing front, head to left, holding cross in his right hand and placing his left on the hilt of his sword / Cross fleuronnée with pellets at the ends, set on tendrils. Metcalf, Crusades 111; CCS 9a. Near Very Fine.(3.81gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Crudaders, Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitaller). John-Ferdinand of Heredia AR Gigliato. 1377-1396.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Grand Master John-Ferdinand of Heredia kneeling to left before patriarchal cross set on two steps; to right, castle above G / Cross fleurée with shields of Hospitallers at ends of each crossbar. For type cf. CCS 25. 3.88gr, 29mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Monnaies d'Antan, Auction 33, 28 May 2023, lot 712. -
Bulgaria. Ivan Aleksandar, with Mihail Asen IV, AR Gros. Second Empire, 1331-1355.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Veliko Turnovo mint. Christ standing facing before seat, raising hands in benediction; IC-XC and monograms across fields / Ivan Aleksandar and Mikhail Asen IV standing facing, each holding cross-tipped sceptre, and holding Christogram-tipped staff between them; monograms across fields, stars flanking base of staff. Raduchev & Zhekov Type 1.13.3-6; cf. Youroukova & Penchev 74-80. 1.25gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Crusaders. Bohémond III or IV BI Denier. 1163-1232.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Antioch (Principality) mint. ✠ BOAͶVͶDVS, helmetted head to left, between crescent and star / ✠ AͶTIOCIͶA, cross pattée, crescent in second angle. Metcalf, Crusades, -; CCS -. 1.04gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Apparently unpublished reverse legend.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
