MALTA, Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta). Martín Garzés. Grandmaster, 1595-1601. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.37 g, 12h). Valletta mint.

CNG Feature Auction 115
Lot: 923. Estimated: $ 1 500

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MALTA, Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta). Martín Garzés. Grandmaster, 1595-1601. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.37 g, 12h). Valletta mint. St. Mark standing right and Grandmaster kneeling left, holding banner between them / Christ standing facing within mandorla containing nine stars. Gatt 10-1Z-01X01; Restelli & Sammut 6; Schembri 3; Friedberg 9. Some luster. EF.

From the El Medina Collection, purchased from Spink, 1988.

The successor of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, Martín Garzés was a Spanish knight of Aragon. His election was of great pleasure to Philip II of Spain, who increased the grain supply to Malta and provided large amounts of money to assist in the fortification of the island of Gozo. A largely peaceful reign, due to Garzés’ abilities, in 1597 an Ottoman fleet, on its way to Algiers, was roundly defeated following an impromptu attack on Gozo.

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.

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