MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Emmanuel Pinto. Grandmaster, 1741-1773. AR 30 Tarì (42mm, 29.03 g, 6h). Valletta mint. Dated 1757. Crowned and garnished coat-of-arms / St. John the Baptist standing facing slightly right, holding banner; to lower right, lamb seated left, head right. Gatt 25-30T-44M31; Davenport 1600; KM A256. Patchy toning, scattered minor marks. VF.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Stack’s (24 August 1976), lot 2671.
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