★ A rare denaro from the Lordship of Mytilene ★

CRUSADERS. Lordship of Mytilene. Francesco II Gattilusio, 1384-1403/4. Denaro (Bronze, 16 mm, 0.53 g), Lord of Mytilene Francesco II Gattilusio (1384-1403/4) with emperor Manuel II Palaeologus (1391-1425), Mytilene, 1396-1400. +FRANCISCVS GATILVX Gattilusi coat of arms within an octofoil. Rev. +DOMINUS METELINI Palaeologus coat of arms within an octofoil. CCS -. Metcalf, Crusades, 466. Wäckerlin 305. Rare. About very fine.

Francesco II Gattilusio was the son of the Genoese adventurer Francesco Gattilusio, who married the sister of John V Palaeologus and ruled the Aegean island of Lesbos as a vassal of the Byzantine Emperor.