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1/2 Gros - Peter II
| Issuer | Cyprus, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1369-1382 |
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| Value | 1/2 Gros = 12 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned frontal effigy of King Peter II, seated upon a decorated throne, holding a sceptre upright in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left hand, rendered in the Gothic style typical of Lusignan Cyprus coinage. The royal figure is depicted in full regalia, with the legend surrounding the central device within the inner beaded circle. A beaded border frames the outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | A Jerusalem cross occupying the central field, composed of a large cross potent with a square at the centre and a smaller cross fitchy in each of the four quarters, all contained within an inner beaded ring. The inscription appears in the annular space between the inner and outer beaded borders, with the outer beaded ring framing the entire design at the rim. |
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Peter II inherited the Cypriot throne as a minor in 1369 following the assassination of his father Peter I — a king whose aggressive Crusading ambitions had made Cyprus wealthy in ransoms and plunder but deeply unpopular with the Genoese trading community. That enmity culminated in 1373, when Genoa launched a punitive expedition that sacked Famagusta and effectively stripped Cyprus of its most profitable port for the remainder of Lusignan rule. Coinage struck under Peter II reflects a kingdom managing a steep economic contraction, with the royal mint operating under Genoese pressure for much of his reign.