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1/2 Gros - Peter I
| Issuer | Cyprus, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1359-1369 |
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| Weight | 2.3 g |
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| Obverse lettering | PIERE ROI (Translation: King Peter) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Peter I of Cyprus pursued an aggressively expansionist policy that culminated in the sack of Alexandria in 1365 — a raid so destructive it shocked even his crusading allies. His coinage reflects a kingdom briefly flush with plunder and ambition. He was murdered by his own nobles in 1369, which gives this issue a hard terminus that aligns the coin's production almost exactly with his reign's violent arc.
Metcalf's type 1013 designation places this among the better-documented Cypriot crusader issues, though die studies remain incomplete relative to comparable Latin East coinages.