★ Richard the Lionheart ★

CRUSADERS. Cyprus. Richard I 'the Lionheart', King of England, 1189-1199. Tetarteron (bronze, 0.60 g, 16 mm), Limassol. Crowned facing bust of Richard I, holding cross-tipped scepter in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. Rev. Cross potent set on two steps, arms ending in R-E-X. S. Bendall: 'A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart?', in: NumCirc April 2002, pp. 62-63. S. Bendall: 'Richard I in Cyprus again', in: NumCirc April 2004, pp. 85-86. I. W. Schultze: 'A Cypriot Coin of Richard I Lion-heart', in: NumCirc February 2003, pp. 6-7. Good fine. Rare.