中世纪，十字军时代 Coin pendant, 十字军币

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现代定制银质吊坠，镶嵌正宗 Crusader coin。若需要，硬币可从吊坠框架中轻松取出。
硬币吊坠将放在珠宝盒中交付，适合作为对历史、考古或迷人十字军时代感兴趣的任何人之礼。

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

Obverse: KE BOIΘH TANKRI。正面：Tancred头像，戴头巾并穿戴链甲，右手将剑斜搭在肩上。
Reverse: IC NC NI KA 在拉丁十字的四分位中。

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), also known als Tancred, Prince of Galilee or Tancred the Marquis 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.