1/2 Gros - Peter I

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.