Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Cyprus, Venetian Occupation Æ Bezant. Struck under Captain-General Marco Antonio Bragadin during the siege of Cyprus by the Ottoman forces of Sultan Selim II. Famagusta, dated AD 1570. PRO REGNI CYPRI PRESSIDIO, lion of St. Mark left, date below / VENETORV FIDES INVI OLABILIS BISANTE in four lines across field; putto above, •I•F• (denomination and mintmark) below. Lambros 108; Maillet 2; Paolucci 908. 3.26g, 27mm, 4h.
Very Fine; flan has been bent and straightened. 'Sand' patina. Scarce.
From a private European collection.
Very Fine; flan has been bent and straightened. 'Sand' patina. Scarce.
From a private European collection.