Martin Garzez served as Grand Master from 1595 to 1601, a period when the Order's copper coinage functioned primarily as small change within the tightly controlled economy of Malta and Gozo. The picciolo was the lowest denomination in circulation, and copper issues of this type saw hard use — survivors in decent condition are genuinely scarce, not artificially so.
Martin Garzez served as Grand Master from 1595 to 1601, a period when the Order's copper coinage functioned primarily as small change within the tightly controlled economy of Malta and Gozo. The picciolo was the lowest denomination in circulation, and copper issues of this type saw hard use — survivors in decent condition are genuinely scarce, not artificially so.