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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RHODOS. Knights of St. John.
Pierre d'Aubusson, 40th Grand Master, 1476-1503. Ducato n.d. AV 3,47 g. F·Pe· DAVBVSSON-M/P-·S/I/O/h/A/N/N/I Grand Master kneeling to left, grasping staff bearing the flag of the Order given to him by St. John, nimbate and standing to right. Rev. SIT T·XPe DATVS-·ReGIS ISTe DVCA· Christ standing facing with eight stars (4 l., 4 r.), all within mandorla. Ash. 1226 var. F. pp. 99-100. Fr. 6. Gamberini 380. Ives Type D (but not illustrated). Kasdagli R15/1 ff. Papadopoli pl. XII, 6. Schl. pl. XI, 1.
Fine-very fine

Provenance:
Eberhard W. Kornfeld (1923-2023), Bern collection
Auktion LHS Numismatik AG 99 (Zürich 2006), 36.

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