RHODOS. Knights of St. John.
Fabrizio del Carretto, 43rd Grand Master, 1513-1521. Ducat n.d. AV 3,48 g. F·FABRICII D CA-M/F/œ-·S/I/O/A/n/n/I/S 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 DAT QTV-ReGIS ISTe DVCA· Christ standing facing with nine stars (5 l., 4 r.), all within mandorla. Ash. –. F. pp. 118-119. Fr. 11. Gamberini 386. Ives Type E. Kasdagli R18/5. Schl. pl. XI, 14.
Rare. Very fine
Provenance:
Eberhard W. Kornfeld (1923-2023), Bern collection
Auktion Auctiones 11 (Basel 1980), 784
Auktion Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 7 (Weil am Rhein 2000), 706.