MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Jean-Paul Lascaris Castellar. Grandmaster, 1636-1657. Æ 4 Tarì (32mm, 3.56 g). Valletta mint.Electronic Auction 502 World, Bronze Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Jean-Paul Lascaris Castellar. Grandmaster, 1636-1657. Æ 4 Tarì (32mm, 3.56 g). Valletta mint. Crowned coat-of-arms; star to left, [moon to right] / [Clasped hands]. Crowned double-headed eagle in shield (Uncertain date); head of St. John the Baptist in oval (Edict of 19 April 1662); crowned lis (Edict of 17 AUGUST 1696); crowned star (Edict of 13 December 1740); MA monogram (Edict of 30 May 1766); crowned diamond (Edict of 10 January 1778); paschal lamb in beaded oval (Edict of 29 October 1792). For countermarks: Gatt p. xix. Rough copper surfaces, deposits. Host: Poor. Countermarks: Fine to VF. |