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LOT 3378
Crusaders. Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus, Henry II, King of Cyprus & Jerusalem AE Denier. 1285-1324.
[✠ IRL'm Є D CҺIPR], lion of Cyprus rampant to left / [✠ ҺЄNRI RЄI DЄ], cross pattée with pellets in angles. Cf. CCS 66c; cf. Metcalf, Crusades 727. Good Fine.(0.71gr, 14mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3378
Crusaders. Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus, Henry II, King of Cyprus & Jerusalem AE Denier.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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