I just acquired these two Tancred Crusader coins and I'm putting the pieces together on them.
As some of you know, I'm a middle school history teacher and I like to own a little piece of the history that I teach.
Not my area of collecting, but I love the history of Crusades. BTW this is a
Great Podcast about every Crusade there ever was!
This is an
Excellent Referance about the
coins of the crusades (I'll post it in the books, downloads as well) and it gives the history as well. Excellent!
Anyway Coin 1: Tancred AE Follis, Overstruck on 2nd Tancred, 22mm, 3.96g
This looks like an overstruck coin, but what are remnants of the first strike? I didn't know?
After some research, this is what I came up with.
This was a later coin struck from a type 3 shown below.
Obv.: Bust of St Peter facing.
Rev.: KEBOI QHTODV LOCOVT ANKPI in four lines.
Coin 2: . Tancred AE Follis, Cross and legend, 20mm, 3.34g
This one doesn't look to be an overstruck coin but the reverse is a bit difficult.
It's coming down to these two reverse:
Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Regent - 1100-1103; 1105-1112
Obv.: Facing bust of Tancred, holding sword.
Rev.: IC XC NI KA around cross.
OR Rev.: Cross pommee with IC XC NI KA in angles.
Any thoughts or more information about the coins would be great.
Posted 02/24/2018 1:30 pm
