Gros grand of Charlotte of Cyprus

Towards the end of the thirteenth century, the gros grand was introduced as a new denomination of currency in Cyprus. This coin uses a heraldic symbol of a shield quartered with the coats of arms of Jerusalem, Lusignan barry, Cyprus and Armenia. A gros grand could also feature a throned king, king on horseback, bust of a king or a lion rampant.

Object type

Coins

Date

Production: 1458 - 1459

Subject(s)

Bearers of the Cross

Associated person

Charlotte of Cyprus (1444 - 1487)

Inscriptions

obverse: + CARLOTA : DI : [G]RA : REGNA

reverse: +IERUSALM [E:] D : ChIPRI

Dimensions

Diameter: 3.75mm
Weight: 3.75g

Materials and technique

Silver, struck

Production place

Cyprus

Related place(s)

Cyprus

Themes

The Queen and queens of the Crusades

References

Metcalf, David Michael. Coinage of the Crusades and the Latin East in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. London: Royal Numismatic Society, 1995.
Pages 218 - 221

Credit line

The Mildred King Memorial Collection.
Gift of Colonel E.J. King, 1935

Catalogue number

C238