Coins and Historical Medals

World Historical Medals, MALTA, Gregory Carafa, a cast bronze medal, unsigned [perhaps for C. Carafa], cuirassed bust three-quarters left, rev. arms of the Grand Master and the Order surmounted by an angel and coronet, head of a monster below, 47mm (Schembri p.205, 1; cf. LHS Auktion 99, 165). Very fine and extremely rare; pierced for suspension
£800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Coins and Historical Medals from the Collection formed by the late Revd. Charles Campbell.

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Provenance: SNC June 1938 (M8).

This piece appears to show the same diagnostics and edge irregularities as Schembri’s own example (plate 11, no.1); Schembri’s collection was sold by Ratto in Lugano in April 1932 and it seems probable that this is the same piece