1 Gros - Hugh IV

Hugh IV's reign saw Cyprus at perhaps its wealthiest peak — the island had become the dominant entrepôt of eastern Mediterranean trade following the fall of Acre in 1291, and Famagusta in particular was generating revenues that reportedly rivaled those of the French crown. The gros was the workhorse of that commerce, circulating alongside Venetian grossi and Genoese deniers in the counting houses of Famagusta merchants.

Metcalf's die studies identified significant variation across the series, attributable to a long reign and continuous mint activity at Nicosia.