1 Gros - Louis of Savoy

Issuer Cyprus, Kingdom of
Year 1459-1461
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Gros = 24 Denier
Currency Denier (1192-1489)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 25.0 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
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Reference(s)
Obverse description The king sitting on a throne, holding a scepter in right hand and a globus cruciger in his left, surrounded by a beaded ring. Another beaded ring on the rim, with the inscription between the rings.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering +LuDOuICuS DEI GRACIA • REX
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 +IERuSALm CIPRI ET ARmI
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (1459-1461) - -
Numisquare ID 2053026590
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