Hess Divo

Auction 343  –  25 May 2025

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Hess Divo, Auction 343

Ancient and Modern Rarities - The Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection

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Description

RHODOS. Knights of St. John.
Hélion de Villeneuve, 26th Grand Master, 1319-1346. Asper or Half-Gigliato n.d. c·FR:eLIOnVS: DeI:GRaCIa Grand Master kneeling to left, head facing front, before patriarchal cross on base and two steps. Rev. c·maR·OSPITaLIS·IRLnI Cross fleury with shield of the Order at the end of each limb. Ash. 11891190. F. pp. 38-39. Kasdagli R2/19-23. Schl. pl. IX, 14.
Rare. Very fine with nice patina

Provenance:
Eberhard W. Kornfeld (1923-2023), Bern collection
Auktion LHS Numismatik AG 99 (Zürich 2006), 9.

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