Details
LOT 4123
Crusader States. Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom), James II AE Sixain. 1460-1473. Famagusta mint(?).
Jerusalem Cross / Lion rampant to left. Cf. Tziambazis 74; cf. Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 808-11; cf. CCS 163. Near Very Fine. Double struck.(2.64gr, 22mm, 8h.).
Provenance
From an old English collection, Bournemouth, UK.
Ex Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2001.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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LOT 4123
Crusader States. Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom), James II AE Sixain.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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