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1 Carlino - Giovanni Paolo Lascaris Castellar
| Issuer | Order of St. John (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1636-1657 |
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| Value | 10 Grani (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Central device features a crowned escutcheon bearing a double-headed eagle displayed, the arms of Grand Master Giovanni Paolo Lascaris Castellar, rendered in the hammered style typical of Hospitaller coinage of the mid-seventeenth century. The shield is surmounted by a crown with visible pearl ornamentation. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading the Grand Master's name and titles, interrupted by a cross pattée at the top. The fields are slightly uneven, consistent with hand-struck production. The overall composition is well-centered for a hammered issue of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device displays the eight-pointed cross of the Order of St. John — the Cross of Malta — borne on a cartouche-shaped shield with ornate lobed surround, filling the majority of the field. The cross arms are boldly rendered with splayed terminals. A circular Latin legend surrounds the device, invoking Saint John the Baptist, the patron of the Order, with a cross pattée serving as a stops divider at the top. A beaded or denticulated border frames the entire design. The reverse is characteristic of Hospitaller devotional iconography consistently employed throughout the Grand Mastership coinage of Malta. |
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