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LOT 2898
World Coins - Crusader Issues - Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus - James II - AE Billon Sezin 1460-1473 A.D.
Uncertain (Famagusta[?]) mint. Obv: + IACOBUS DЄI GRAIA, lion rampant left. Rev: + IЄRUSALЄM•CIPI (sic), Jerusalem cross, small cross in each quarter. Very fine.(1.73 grams, 19 mm.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, private collection.
Ex London gallery, 2003.
Property of a North London collector.
Literature
Cf. Tziambazis 74; cf. ROMA sale 55, no.1346.
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LOT 2898
World Coins - Crusader Issues - Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus - James II - AE Billon Sezin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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