Cyprus
Catherine Cornaro, 1474-1489. Gros. Catherine seated facing on curved throne, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, flanked by S-P. Rev. Cross of Jerusalem (Schlumberger, pl. VII, 26 (type); CCS 174).
This piece certainly has an old pedigree which we have been unable to trace. Exceptional
strike on steel-grey surfaces, possibly the finest known example and very rare

Graded MS64 NGC