CRUSADERS, Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitaller). John of Lastic. 1437-1454. AR Asper (23mm, 1.90 g, 4h). + : F IO[hS] D · LЄSTIC : mAGISTRI :, Grand Master kneeling left; patriarchal cross on three steps to left; coat-of-arms to right / + : OSPTALI[S] · S · IOhS • IRLnI : R :, half-length facing bust of St. John the Baptist, pointing to agnus Dei that he holds; behind, banner on cruciform staff. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 474; Metcalf, Crusades 1224 (same rev. die); CCS 35. Toned, flan crack. VF. Very rare.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from A.H. Baldwin & Sons.