Watch List notes:

MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Jean de Valette. Grandmaster, 1557-1568. AR 4 Tarì (33mm, 11.56 g, 9h). Fort St. Angelo (Birgu) mint. Struck 1565-1568(?). Coat-of-arms / Head of St. John the Baptist on platter. Gatt 06-4T-136X78 (this coin cited and illustrated for obv. 136); Restelli & Sammut 37; Schembri 5. Richly toned. Good VF. Unique die combination, with this being the sole known example.

From the Richard L. Horst Collection. Ex Felice Restelli Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 58, 4 April 2011), lot 81.