Long Cross with Knight

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Whether it's real or not, this coin has me stumped. Could "TORFIN" be referencing Thorfinn Sigurdsson? Can't find **** for "GERDIS" and what's with the " : " between the inscription?

The adverse looks like your standard long cross but the inscriptions match no moneyers or mints that I can find. "ALY" "IKO" "NBR"? Also, the center of the cross is neither filled in or centered with a dot unlike other cataloged long crosses.

The style of the knight is kinda bohemond III denier but the long cross design would obviously date it past that. Any thoughts?
 

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Also, it's a little hard to make out in the picture, but it looks like there's a dog's head on top of the helmet. Don't know if that may help with identification or not, possible crest animal reference?
Just a hair over 1.9 cm across
 

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One thing I can tell you is that its not a old hammered coin. Probably copying something rare & valuable.
 

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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COIN.
 

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