Lot 3590

Description

France, Feudal, Bishops of Valence, 12-13th century, silver deniers, obv. +S APOLLINARS, cross pomme with annulet in fourth quarter, rev. +VRBS VALENTIA, winged angel or eagle facing (P d'A 4690, [Pl.CII, 19], Roberts 4782, Metcalf 19-40, [Pl. 2]); Antioch, Bohemond III, majority (1163-1201), billon helmet denier, obv. +BOAMUNDUS, helmeted head left, between crescent and star, rev. +ANTIOCHIA, cross patt?e with crescent in first angle, Class B or Class C (cf.MPS 65-70a [pp.214-216], Metcalf 368-371, 377-391, [Pls.16]). Fine - very fine comes with dealer's description tickets. (2)

The first coin was one of the two preferred types to circulate in the crusader states in the twelfth century.