CRUSADERS. Antioch. Roger of Salerno, regent, 1112-1119. Follis (Bronze, 23 mm, 3.69 g, 10 h). Virgin Mary standing orans, nimbate, wearing jewelled mantle; in fields, MH - ΘV. Rev. + / KE BOH/ΘЄITω Cω / ΔOVΛω [P/OTΓEPIω] ('Lord, help your servant Roger' in Greek) in four lines within outer circle. Malloy 8. Metcalf 89. Porteous 20. Earthen deposits, otherwise, good fine.
From a collection of Arab-Byzantine and Crusader coins, formed in the 1990s.
Price realized | 55 CHF |
Starting price | 25 CHF |