LOT 4121
Crusasers. Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus, Hugh IV AR Gros. 1324-1359.
ҺVGVЄ RЄI DЄ, King seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger; crosslet above C in left field / ✠ IЄRUSAL'ᙏ Є D CҺIPR, cross of Jerusalem. Metcalf, Crusades 762; CCS 73. Near Very Fine.(4.61gr, 26mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2010.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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Crusaders. Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus, Henri II AR Gros. Struck circa 1310-1315(?). Nicosia(?) mint. Series 1A.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄꞂRI RЄI DЄ, Henry seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger; six-pointed star to left / ✠ IЄRVSAL' ᙏ Є D’ CҺIPR’, cross of Jerusalem. Metcalf, Crusades 676-82; CCS 58. 4.15gr, 26mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2010. Property of a North London, UK, private collector. -
Italian States, Venezia (Venice, Republic), Francesco Veniero BI Carzie. 1554-1556. Struck for circulation in Cyprus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ S • MARCVS • VENETVS, lion rampant to left / ✠ FRAN • VENERIO • DVX •, cross pattée. Tziambazis II 2; Paolucci 15. 0.45gr, 14mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s. Property of a North London, UK, private collector. -
Italian States. Ravenna (Archbishopric), Anonymous AR Denaro. 13th-14th centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
✠ ARCIEPISCO around, PVS around central pellet / ✠ DE RAVENA, short cross pattée; trefoils in alternating angles. MIR 1251. 0.75gr, 17mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
