Watch List notes:

MALTA. Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta). Jean de Valette. Grandmaster, 1557-1568. 4 Tari (Silver, 34 mm, 11.57 g, 3 h). ✠F IOANNES DE VALLETE M HOSP HIERV Quartered arms. Rev. ✠PROPTER VERITATEM ET IVSTICIAM Head of the Baptist on a round charger. Restelli/Sammut p. 47, 59. An exceptional piece, lustrous, sharply struck and beautifully preserved. Good extremely fine.


From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector's ticket), received as a Christmas present in 1983, privately acquired from D. Saar at the Basel coin fair on 29 January 1983.