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Follis with the Bust of Christ Nimbé Tancred 6th Type
| Issuer | Principality of Antioch |
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| Year | 1104-1112 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross pattée occupies the central field, dividing the reverse into four quadrants. Portions of a Greek or Latin legend are distributed in the angles and surrounding field, though heavily worn and partially illegible on this example. The coarse hammered fabric and irregular flan edges are characteristic of the Antiochene copper issues struck under Tancred as regent of the Principality. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Tancred governed Antioch as regent twice — first from 1101 to 1103 while Bohemond I was held captive by the Danishmend Turks, then again from 1104 following Bohemond's catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Harran, which effectively removed him from the Levant for good. This follis belongs to that second regency, a period when Tancred was consolidating real autonomous power over the principality rather than merely holding it in trust.
The use of a Christ Nimbé type on crusader copper reflects a deliberate alignment with Byzantine numismatic tradition — the principality shared a long, contentious border with Byzantine-held territory and minted accordingly.