Catalog
| Issuer | Order of Saint John (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1553 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Within a linear circle, the quartered shield of Grand Master Juan de Homedes impaled with the cross of the Order of Saint John, surmounted by a Maltese cross. The surrounding legend, in Latin, reads the Grand Master's abbreviated title and name. The composition is typical of Renaissance hammered coinage produced under the Knights Hospitaller. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within a linear circle, the Agnus Dei (Paschal Lamb) depicted nimbed, standing left with head turned back to the right, bearing a standard or banner; a Maltese cross appears above the central device, and the date appears in the exergue. The surrounding legend is a truncated Latin inscription referencing the Lamb of God. |
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