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Modern custom-made silver pendant with authentic Crusader coin . The coin may be easily removed from the pendant frame if preferred.
The coin pendant will be delivered in a jewellery box, making it a perfect gift for anyone with an interest in history, archaeology or the fascinating Crusader era.

Coin:  Crusader States, Antioch, Tancred of Hauteville (1101-1112 AD), Follis.

Obverse: KE BOIΘH TANKRI. Bust of Tancred facing, wearing turban and chain mail, holding sword over his shoulder with his right hand.
Reverse: IC NC NI KA in the quarters of Latin cross. 

Diameter pendant: ± 21 mm
Ref: Metcalf 63-70

Condition: very fine condition, wearable. Signs of wear consistent with age and use.
Certificate of Authenticity: available upon request (pdf-format).

-> Coins from the Crusader States were not only simple currency; they were symbols of power and legitimacy. By combining Christian imagery with local styles, rulers used them to assert authority and reinforce their right to rule in a highly contested region. 

-> ANTIOCH, once a great Hellenistic and Roman city, became a key stronghold during the Crusades. Captured in 1098 AD during the First Crusade after a long siege, it was turned into the Principality of Antioch, one of the four main Crusader States. The city became a strategic frontier between Latin Christian powers and surrounding Muslim dynasties, marked by both cultural exchange and constant conflict until it finally fell to the Mamluks in 1268 AD.

-> TANCRED of Hauteville (c. 1075 – 1112) was a prominent Italo-Norman leader and a key participant in the First Crusade (1096–1099 AD). 

He was born into the influential Hauteville family, a Norman noble family that played a significant role in the Norman expansion into southern Italy and the Crusades. 
In 1096 AD, Tancred joined his maternal uncle Bohemond of Hauteville on the First Crusade.  He assisted in the siege of Antioch and participated in the successful assault on Jerusalem. 

With the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Tancred became Prince of Galilee and later Regent of the Principality of Antioch.

In 1110 AD Tancred brought Krak des Chevaliers under his control. This castle became the most important castle in the County of Tripoli and until 1271 AD was under the control of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller.

Tancred married Cecile, daughter of King Philip I of France. In 1112 AD Tancred died during a typhoid epidemic and was buried in the porch of St. Peter, the Cathedral of Antioch. 

To this day, Tancred remains a symbol of Norman martial prowess and Crusader chivalry. Tancred’s coinage is a fascinating window into how Crusader leaders navigated identity and authority in a foreign land. During his regency in Antioch, Tancred issued bronze folles that were rich in both symbolism and cultural nuance.

1101-1112 AD

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