CRUSADERS. Edessa. Baldwin I (?), 1098-1100. Follis (Bronze, 25 mm, 7.66 g, 1 h). Nimbate and draped bust of Christ facing, with two pellets on the cross nimbus, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels; in field to left and right, IC - X[C]. Rev. [B]-A/[Δ]-N Jewelled cross with wedges in angles set on steps. Malloy 1a. Metcalf, Crusades, p. 33, Class 1. Porteous 1 var. (with wedges). Wäckerlin 161 var. (with wedges). Very rare. Fine.

It is unclear whether this type was struck under Baldwin I or by his cousin Baldwin II, who became the ruler of Edessa in 1100 after Baldwin I had become the King of Jerusalem