Triton XVIII, Lot: 1462. Estimate $750. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitaller). Peter of Aubusson. 1476-1503. AV Ducat (22mm, 3.48 g, 6h). ·/S/·/I/O/h/Λ/n/n/Є to left, M/P and · f · PЄ · DA(retrograde u)B(retrograde u)SS to right, S. Giovanni standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between them; star to left of banner / · SIT · T · XPЄ · DΛT(retrograde u)R · RЄGIS · ISTЄ · D(retrograde u)C ·, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars; pellet between feet. Schlumberger –; cf. Ives, pl. IX, D (for type); cf. Gamberini 380 (same). VF, lightly toned, mior die rust.
From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Schweizerischer Bankverein 41 (10 September 1996), lot 1291.