Ramon Despuig AR 2 Scudi 1738
The Knights of St. John in Malta. Ramon Despuig, 67th Grand Master, (1736-1741). AR 2 Scudi 1738 (38 mm, 24.56 g).
Obv. F.D.RAIMVNDVS . DESPUYG M.M.H.H. , Bare-headed, cuirassed bust to right.
Rev. Cowned shield bearing the arms of the Grand Master quardered with those of the Order, within an ornamented frame; below, value S - 2, above, left and right of the crown, date 17 - 38.
Azzopardi, Malta 846; Dav. 1598; Restelli-Sammut 151, 7 and pl.LVII, 1; Schembri 146, 5 and pl. 8, 3.
Good very fine
Ex Galerie des Monnaies SA, Geneva, March 28-29, 1968, 1023.