Watch List notes:

CRUSADERS. Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitallers). Hélion of Villeneuve, 1319-1346. Gigliato (Silver, 27 mm, 3.89 g, 1 h). ✠FR ELION' D' VILANOVA D' I GRA MR Grand Master Hélion of Villeneuve kneeling left before patriarchal cross set on three steps. Rev. +.OSPTAL'. S'.IOHIS. IRLNI. QT'. RODI Cross fleury with arms of the order at the ends. Metcalf 1172. Schlumberger IX, 17. Beautifully toned. Good very fine.


From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector's ticket), ex Sonntag 18, 25 November 2013, 98.