MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Ferdinand de Hompesch. Grandmaster, 1797-1798. AR 30 Tarì (40mm, 29.88 g, 12h). Valletta mint. Dated 1798. Armored and draped bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle with coat-of-arms on breast. Gatt 28-30T-19R40; Davenport 1611; KM 345.1. Toned with significant luster, slightly weak strike, adjustment marks. AU.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Stack’s (24 August 1976), lot 2682.
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