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CNG Feature Auction 115

Lot nuber 917

MALTA, Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta). Pietro del Monte. Grandmaster, 1568-1572. AV Zecchino (22mm, 3.38 g, 5h). Fort St. Angelo (Birgu) mint.


CNG Feature Auction 115
Lot: 917.
 Estimated: $ 1 500

World, Gold

Sold For $ 3 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MALTA, Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta). Pietro del Monte. Grandmaster, 1568-1572. AV Zecchino (22mm, 3.38 g, 5h). Fort St. Angelo (Birgu) mint. St. Mark standing right and Grandmaster kneeling left, holding banner between them / Christ standing facing within mandorla containing nine stars. Gatt 07-1Z-01X01; Restelli & Sammut 1; Schembri 1; Friedberg 6 . Lightly toned, underlying luster, faint wave in flan. Near EF.

From the El Medina Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 36 (5 December 1995), lot 999.

Pietro del Monte was an Italian noble, and a nephew of Pope Julius III (1550-1555). Prior to his election, del Monte was a friar in Capua and a soldier at the Siege of Rhodes (1522). During the Great Siege of Malta (1565), de Monte was the commander of Fort St. Michael in Senglea. Cut off from the majority of the Knights’ forces, he held out for 55 days until relief finally arrived. After he was elected Grandmaster, de Monte oversaw the construction of the new capital at Valletta, which became the Knights’ headquarters in March 1571. At the same time, del Monte ordered the strengthening of the Maltese fleet, which participated in the victory over the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Lepanto later that year.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 115 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 16-17 September 2020. This lot is in Session 3, which begins 17 September 2020 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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