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Electronic Auction 479

Lot nuber 493

MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Hugues Loubens de Verdalle. Grandmaster, 1581-1595. Æ 4 Tarì (33mm, 5.03 g, 1h). Valletta mint. [Dated 1590].


Electronic Auction 479
Lot: 493.
 Estimated: $ 150

World, Bronze

Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Hugues Loubens de Verdalle. Grandmaster, 1581-1595. Æ 4 Tarì (33mm, 5.03 g, 1h). Valletta mint. [Dated 1590]. Coat-of-arms surmounted by tassled gallero / Clasped hands; star above. Countermarks: crowned lis (Edict of 17 August 1696); MA monogram (Edict of 30 May 1766); crowned crescent (Edict of 31 January 1741); paschal lamb in beaded oval (Edict of 29 October 1792). Gatt 09-4T-33X31; cf. Restelli & Sammut 37-41; cf. Schembri 1-3. For countermarks: Gatt p. xix. Brown patina. Fair. Countermarks better.

From the El Medina Collection.

During the late 17th and 18th centuries, the Knights of Malta faced a serious problem with counterfeiting of their copper coinage. The administration attempted to alleviate this issue by continually re-validating the coins most counterfeited - the two and four tari pieces - by applying countermarks.

Closing Date and Time: 21 October 2020 at 12:44:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.