Cyprus, Crusaders. Richard I 'the Lionheart' (King of England, 1189-1199) Æ Tetarteron. Uncertain mint in Cyprus, after AD 1191. Crowned facing bust, holding cross-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger / Cross on three steps; arms ending in R E X. Metcalf, Lusignan p. 2; Bendall, A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart?, NumCirc April 2002, pp. 62-63; Schultze, A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart", NumCirc February 2003, pp. 6-7; Bendall, "Richard I in Cyprus Again", NumCirc April 2004, pp. 85-86. 0.82g, 16mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Desert patina. Very Rare. "