445, Lot: 552. Estimate $200. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CRUSADERS, Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitaller). Roger of Pins. 1355-1365. AR Gigliato (28mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Grand Master kneeling left before patriarchal cross on steps; pine cone to right / Cross fleurée; shield of the Order at end of each crossbar. Metcalf,
Crusades 1206-7; cf. CCS 17 (for type). VF, deep iridescent tone.
From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from Charles H. Wolfe, 18 June 1`965.