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LOT 4138
Crusader States. Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom), Hugh IV AR Gros. 1324-1359. Famagusta mint.
ҺVGVЄ RЄI DЄ, King seated facing on throne decorated with lions, crowned, holding lis-tipped sceptre with his right hand and globus cruciger with his left; B to left / ✠ IЄRUSA[...] Є D' CҺIPR, cross of Jerusalem with square centre; crosses in each quarter part. Cf. Metcalf, Crusades 756; cf. CCS 69. Very Fine. Toned.(4.49gr, 26mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 4138
Crusader States. Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom), Hugh IV AR Gros.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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