THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN AT RHODES. PIERRE D'AUBUSSON, 1476-1503. Ducat of Venetian type. St. John gives the banner of the order to the kneeling Grand Master, .F. PE. DAUBUSS / .S. IOHANNI / MP Rv. Chr.ist in mandorla, .SIT. T. XPE. DATU. - REGIS. ISTE. D. 3.50 g. Metc. 1226 var., Furse 99, 3 var., Schlumb. XI, 1 var.
Extremely fine
This coin is of an exceptionally fine style. Remarkable is the gothic form of the letter U. Bought from Bank Leu AG, Zürich, in 1987.