Lot of 4 BI Coins of Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom) and Republic of Venice for circulation in Cyprus. Lot includes:
1. Crusader States, Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom). Janus BI Denier. 1398-1432. ✠ IAN[VS ROI DЄ CҺ], cross pattée, cross in each quarter / ✠ DЄ CҺ[IPRЄ] D ЄRI, lion rampant to left. Tziambazis 61. 0.61g, 15mm, 8h.
2. Crusader States, Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom). Janus BI Denier. 1398-1432. ✠ [IA]NVS ROI DЄ [CҺ], cross pattée, cross in each quarter / ✠ DЄ CҺ[IPRЄ D ЄRI], lion rampant to left. Tziambazis 61. 0.57g, 15mm, 3h.
3. Crusader States, Cyprus (Lusignan Kingdom). Janus BI Denier. 1398-1432. ✠ IANVS [ROI D], lion rampant to left / ✠ [IЄRVSALЄM], cross pattée. Tziambazis 58; Metcalf, Crusades 1995, 800; CCS 119. 0.63g, 16mm, 8h.
4. Italian States, Venezia (Venice, Republic). Gerolamo Priuli BI Carzia. Doge LXXXIII, AD 1559-1567. Struck for circulation in Cyprus. ✠ S•MARCVS•VENETVS, lion rampant to left / ✠ HIERON•PRIOLI•DVX•, cross pattée. Tziambazis 4; Paolucci 914. 0.42g, 14mm, 12h.
Lot sold as seen - no returns.
From a private European collection.