RHODOS. Knights of St. John.
Roger de Pins, 29th Grand Master, 1355-1365. Gigliato n.d. AR 3.83 g. +F:ROGIeRIVS: D:PInIBVS:D.GRAm Within dotted circle Grand Master kneeling l. before patriarchal cross on base and two steps, Maltese cross on his l. shoulder; in field r., pine cone. Rev. +OSPITALS:IOhIS ° IRLnI: SQT (!)°RODI Within dotted circle cross fleury with shield of the Order at the end of each limb. Schlumberger, Orient pl.IX,21.
Toned Good very fine
Provenance:
Eberhard W. Kornfeld (1923-2023), Bern collection
Auktion SKA (Credit Suisse) 7 (Bern 1987), 1362
Auktion Hess Divo 334 (Zürich 2018), 703.