CRUSADERS, Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus. Guy of Lusignan. Lord of Cyprus, 1192-1194. BI Denier (18mm, 0.69 g, 11h). Type 1. Tower with star at center / Cross pattée with alternating pellets and crescents in quarters. M&P pl. 17, 8; Metcalf, Crusades 629-30; CCS 3b. Brown patina with traces of red-brown, areas of weak strike. Near VF. Rare.
Ex Trappendreher Collection (Baldwin's 68, 28 September 2010), lot 3864.