Malta

CNG 100, Lot: 910. Estimate $750. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Hugues Loubens de Verdalle. Grandmaster, 1582-1595. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.41 g, 2h). St. John standing right, holding Gospels and presenting banner to Grand Master kneeling left / Christ standing facing within mandorla containing nine stars. Restelli 2; Schembri 1; Friedberg 8 . Near EF.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1984.