MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Hugues Loubens de Verdalle. Grandmaster, 1581-1595. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.38 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 09-1Z-02X02; Restelli & Sammut 2; Schembri 2; Friedberg 8. Traces of edge mount. Good VF. Rare.
From the El Medina Collection, purchased from Spink, 1993.