CRUSADER COINS
Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus. Janus, 1398-1432. Gros (Silver, 27 mm, 4.47 g, 1 h), "Gros grand". + IANVS• PAR LA [GRACE DE D]IE• RO[I] King Janus facing seated on wide throne, holding a lis-scepter in his right hand and an orb in his left; to right, shield bearing the royal arms (Lusignan nouveau = plain cross in the 1st quarter, lion rampant to left in the other three); in the field to left, reversed S. Rev. +D' IERVSALEM• D' CIPRE• D ARMENIA Cross of Jerusalem: a large cross potent with a cross pattée in each quarter and with four incuse pellets at the center. Metcalf p. 214, 13. Metcalf, Cyprus, (dies C2/1/g unrecorded die combination). Schlumberger pl. VII, 10 var. Slocum 697 (same obverse die). Slocum 698 (same reverse die). Schlumberger pl. VII, 10 var. Extremely rare. Some of the obverse legend struck off the flan; traces of corrosion on both sides, otherwise, very fine/about extremely fine.

From a German collection, formed in the 1990s.