MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Jean-Paul Lascaris Castellar. Grandmaster, 1636-1657. Æ 4 Tarì. Valletta mint. Crowned coat-of-arms; star to left, [moon to right] / [Clasped hands]. Countermarked with the head of St. John the Baptist in oval (Edict of 19 April 1662); crowned lis (Edict of 17 AUGUST 1696); crowned star (Edict of 13 December 1740); crowned crescent (Edict of 31 January 1741); MA monogram (Edict of 30 May 1766); crowned diamond (Edict of 10 January 1778); paschal lamb in beaded oval (Edict of 29 October 1792). For countermarks: Gatt p. xix. Host: Poor. Countermarks: Fine to VF, some obscured.