1/2 Gros - Peter I

Issuer Cyprus, Kingdom of
Year 1359-1369
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1/2 Gros = 12 Deniers
Currency Denier (1192-1489)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.3 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
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Obverse description The king sitting on a throne, holding a sceptre in right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. The inscription surrounds it, with a beaded ring on the rim.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering PIERE ROI
(Translation: King Peter)
Reverse description Cross of jerusalem (large cross with a square in the centre, with smaller crosses in each quarter part), surrounded by a beaded ring. Another beaded ring on the rim, with the inscription between the rings.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering DE IERU3ALEME DE ChIPRE
(Translation: (King of) Jerusalem amd Cyprus)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (1359-1369) - -
Numisquare ID 9271091670
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