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Denier
| Issuer | Order of the Knights of Saint John (Hospitallers) |
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| Year | 1375-1400 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a stylized castle or church facade rendered in a bold, architectural Gothic style, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The structure features a prominent arched gateway at its base, flanked by two tower-like elements, with a small pellet above the arch and a triangular pediment surmounted by a cross at the apex. The surrounding circular legend reads ✠ CIVITAS : RODI (City of Rhodes) in Latin capitals, with a cross pattee as the initial mark, all contained within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ CIVITAS : RODI (Translation: City of Rhodes) |
| Reverse description | A large cross pattee with concave, splayed arms occupying the full field, with small pellets or annulets positioned between the arms in the angles of the cross, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The design is characteristic of the Hospitaller coinage of Rhodes, executed in the hammered tradition with bold relief. The surrounding circular legend reads ✠ mAG`R : OSPITAL` (Master of the Knights of the Hospital of Saint John) in Latin uncial lettering, with a cross as the initial mark, within a beaded outer border. |
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