The king seated upon throne, holding in sceptre right hand and globus cruciger in left. On his left and fixed on the throne, shield with the lion of Cyprus; in right field, P.
IEhAN ROI
Cross of Jerusalem.
DIERUSALEM D’CHIPRE
*Iacovou 1994, 69, no. 46; CLC 3, 65-66, pl. 8.10-15.
The king seated upon throne, holding in sceptre right hand and globus cruciger in left; on his left and fixed on the throne, shield with the lion of Cyprus.
PIERE PAR LA GRACE D’DIE RO
D IERU3ALEM ED ChIPRE
*Iacovou 1994, 67, no. 32; CLC 2, 16-17 & 101-103, pl. 40.1-11.
The king seated upon throne, holding unsheathed sword in right hand and globus cruciger in left.
PIERE ROI
DE IERU3ALEM E DE ChIPRE
*Iacovou 1994, 67, no. 31; CLC 2, 14-16 & 86, pl. 34.14-18.
The king seated upon throne, holding sceptre in right hand and globus cruciger in left.
hEnRI REI DE
IERVSAL’M ED ChIPR
*Iacovou 1994, 66, no. 20; CLC 2, 9-12 & 56-60, pl. 17.3-12.
The king on horseback right, wearing crown and holding sword in right hand, and reins in left.
IA CO BO DEI G
Cross of Jerusalem with “X” instead of crosses in all four quarters.
R IERV CIPRI ET ER MI nIAS
*Iacovou 1994, 71, no. 56; CLC 3, 99-110, pl. 20.4-5.
Lion of Cyprus.
IAnVS ROI DE
Cross pattée.
IERV3ALEM E.
: *Iacovou 1994, 69, no. 43; CLC 3, 133-149, pl. 31.6-7.
hENRICVS
Tower with ramparts and gate.
REX CYPRI
*Iacovou 1994, 64, no. 7; CLC 1, 88-93, pl. 24-27.
The queen seated upon throne, with crown and veil, holding in her right hand, sceptre and in her left, globus cruciger. In left field, S; in right field, P.
KATERINA VENETA REGINA
IERVSALEM CIPRI ET ARMENIA
*Iacovou 1994, 71, no. 61; *BMC 1998, 94, no. 46; CLC 3, 117-120, pl. 25. 7-11.
The king on horseback right, holding sceptre in right hand, and globus cruciger in left.
IA COBO DEI G
R IERVSALEM CIPRI ET A
*Iacovou 1994, 71, no. 55; *BMC 1998, 93, no. 44; CLC 3, 99-110, pl. 21.3.
Crowned shield divided in four parts with the Lusignan coat of arms.
CARLOTA DI GRA REGNA
IERVSALM ED’ ChIPR
*Iacovou 1994, 69, no. 50; *BMC 1998, 93, no. 42; CLC 3, 83-86, pl.14. 9.
The Lusignan Coinage
In his role as leader of the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart, the king of England, captured Cyprus from Isaac Comnenus in 1191. In 1192 Guy of Lusignan, the banished king of Jerusalem, purchased the island from Richard. The rule of the Lusignan dynasty in Cyprus began in the spring of 1192 and lasted for almost 300 years.
From the earliest days of Guy of Lusignan as lord of Cyprus (1192-1194) and throughout the Lunsignan control of Cyprus, the currency of the island was specifically Cypriot. Cyprus being an independent country had its own coinage minted and controlled by the authority of the Lusignan Kings.
