★ Rare Ducat of the Knights of St. John ★

CRUSADERS. Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitallers) . Fabrizio del Carretto, 1513-1521. Ducat (Gold, 21 mm, 3.54 g, 4 h), imitating the Venetian Ducat, mint of Rhodes. •F•FABRICII•D•CR - S•IOANNI / MF The Grand Master of the order kneeling left before St. John, jointly holding banner between themselves. Rev. •SIT•T •XPЄ•DΛT•OTV - •RЄGIS •ISTЄ•DVCAT Christ Pantokrator standing facing in mandorla with nine stars. Friedberg 11. Gamberini 386 var. Schlumberger pl. XI, 14 var ( legends ). Sharp and clear. Very rare and desirable ducat, with a very unusual for the type reverse legend. Good extremely fine.

From a European collection, assembled in 1990s.