Crusader States, Cyprus (Conquest of). Richard I 'the Lionheart' Æ Tetarteron. King of England, 1189-1199. Crowned facing bust, holding cross-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger / Cross on three steps; arms ending in R Є [X]. M&P 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. 0.83g, 16mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
From a private European collection.