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Malta, Two Scudi, 1738, no inner circles, mark of value at base of arms, 24.48g/6h (RS 7; Dav. 1598; KM. 204.1). Portrait weak (a characteristic of this obverse die) and obverse field somewhat brightly polished, fine, reverse better, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £130
Malta, Two Scudi, 1738, no inner circles, reads raimvn, mark of value at base of arms, 23.80g/6h (RS 8; Dav. 1598; KM. 204.1); Carlino, 1739, 6.03g/6h (RS 22; KM. 207); Grani (7), all 1739, including m m h s h, m m h and m m legend variants (RS 33, 37, 41; KM. 205) [9]. First from a brooch mount and the arms tooled, fine, others in varied state (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £140
Malta, Scudi (2), both 1738 and reading s s·h, same dies, 12.22g/6h, 11.84g/6h (RS 12; KM. 203). Fine and fair (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £90
Malta, Four Tari, 1737, 4.10g/12h (RS 19, and pl.lviii, 4, same dies; KM. 202). Good fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £65
Malta, Two Tari, 1737, reads m·m·h·h, 2.37g/4h (RS 20; KM. 201). Very fine, toned (£40-60)
Malta, Twenty Scudi, 1764, crowned arms type, full obv. legend, 15.71g/6h (RS 22; KM. 275; F 35). Good very fine, the reverse well struck up, rare (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £650
Malta, Ten Scudi, 1762, wide shield, 7.69g/6h (RS 45, and pl.lxiii, 9, same dies; KM. 270; F 36). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine, scarce (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £250
Malta, Thirty Tari (3), 1756, ornamented edge, 29.30g/6h, 1757 (2), ornamented edges, no stop between pinto and m, plain field in banner, 29.08g/6h, and stippled field in banner, no punctuation in mark of value, 28.26g/6h (RS 62, 67, 70; Dav. 1600; KM. A256) [3]. All fine, but first and last with traces of brooch mounting on obverses (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £85
Malta, Thirty Tari, 1757, plain field in banner, edge sanctvs iohann baptista, 29.34g/6h (RS 64, variant; Dav. 1600; KM. A256). Very fine and toned, extremely rare (£300-500)
Hammer Price: £400
Malta, Thirty Tari (2), both 1757, stippled field in banners, no stop between pinto and m, 29.13g/6h, and stop between pinto and m, no punctuation in mark of value, 29.12g/6h (RS 67, 70; Dav. 1600; KM. A256) [2]. First good fine but brightly cleaned, second better but with some surface deposit (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £170
Malta, Thirty Tari (2), 1761, type 2, Baptist’s left hand pointing down, lamb standing, 29.28g/6h; 1768, 29.40g/6h (RS 87, 90; Dav. 1601, 1604; KM. 265.1, 266) [2]. Fine or better, but first with traces of mounting on reverse (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
Malta, Thirty Tari, 1768, 29.05g/6h (RS 91, and pl.lxviii, 2, same dies; Dav. 1604; KM. 266). Edge removed, otherwise about very fine, scarce (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £60
Malta, Two Scudi, 1741, 24.51g/6h (RS 92, and pl.lxviii, 3, same dies; Dav. 1599; KM. 225.1). Obverse good fine, reverse very fine, light grey tone, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £260
Malta, Fifteen Tari (10), 1756, 1757 (3), Baptist holding banner in right hand (2), and left hand, 1764, 1769 (4), 1772 (RS 97, 98, 100, 117, 118, 121; KM. 252, 257, 258.2, 258.3, 259) [10]. Varied state, but all with traces of mounting and three with edges removed (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £160
Malta, Fifteen Tari (8), 1757 (3), all Baptist holding banner in right hand, 1759 (2), similar, 1761, Baptist holding banner in left hand, flag flying towards his back, 1769 (2) (RS 98, 101, 111, 118; KM. 252, 258.2, 259) [8]. One RS 98 good fine, others generally about fine or better, RS 111 very rare (£90-120)
Malta, Scudi (4), 1741 (2), stop after hier, 11.93g/6h, no stop, 10.50g/6h; 1764 (2), same dies, 11.73g/6h, 11.53g/6h (RS 126, 127, 130) [4]. About fine or better, but first with most of edge removed and last with traces of mounting (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £100
Malta, Four Tari (5), 1741, 3.78g/3h; 1756 (2), date flanks coronet, 3.56g/6h, date in legend, 3.39g/6h; 1757, 3.53g/6h; 1768, 3.77g/6h (RS 139, 141, 143, 144, 147; KM. 220, 250, 251, 282) [5]. Generally about fine, RS 143 very rare (£60-90)
Hammer Price: £95
Malta, Four Tari, 1768, 4.18g/6h (RS 147; KM. 282); 2 Tari, 1741, 1.95g/9h (RS 149; KM. 219) [2]. First almost very fine with a good portrait, second good fine and scarce (£60-80)
Malta, Taris (6), 1742 (5), varieties with crosses in rev. legend (4, two without inner circles) and value flanked by crosses, 1757 (RS 152, 153, 155, 163; KM. 231, 232, 249); Carlini (3), 1754, 1755, no stop at end of legend, 1757, full obv. titles (RS 170, 175, 178; KM. 242); Cinquina, 1757 (RS 191; KM. 256) [10]. About fine and better, but last with flan crack (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £75
Malta, Grani (25), 1743, inner circle on obv., 1747 (9), all without inner circle on obv. and large crescents, including variants reading noc, melitamvs and without stops in legend, 1754 (2), one without stops in legend, 1755 (8), 1757 (5), one with stop at end of legend (RS 193, 202, 203, 205, 206, 220, 221, 223, 230, 231; KM. 239, 240) [25]. Several fine, one 1757 pierced (£90-120)
Malta, Two Scudi (2), both 1774, same dies with j for 1 in date, 23.70g/6h, 23.55g/6h (RS 15, and pl.lxxvii, 4, same dies; Dav. 1605; KM. 287) [2]. Fine and about fine (£60-80)
Malta, Two Scudi, 1774, same dies with j for 1 in date, 23.50g/6h (RS 15; Dav. 1605; KM. 287); Scudi (4), 1773 (2), same dies with legend ending m, 11.81g/6h, 11.73g/6h, 1774 (2), both with j for 1 in date, 11.21g/6h, 11.20g/6h (RS 17, 22, 23; KM. 286) [5]. Varied state, first brightly cleaned and with traces of mounting, others all with edges removed and one 1774 Scudo with obverse heavily tooled (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £80
Malta, Scudi (5), 1773, reads m·m·h·h·, 11.96g/6h; 1774 (4), three with inverted 1 in date, 12.09g/6h, 11.72g/6h, 11.60g/6h, other with j for 1 in date, 11.72g/6h (RS 18, 21, 22; KM. 286) [5]. One RS 21 good fine, others about fine or better (£100-150)
Malta, Four Tari (4), all 1774, 3.83g/6h, 3.82g/6h, 3.76g/6h, 3.70g/6h (RS 26; KM. 285) [4]. About fine or better (£60-80)
Malta, Two Tari, 1774, no stippling of arms, reversed n in sancti, 1.80g/6h (RS 29, and pl.lxxviii, 7, same dies; KM. 291). Good fine, rare (£40-50)
Malta, Twenty Scudi, 1781, 16.57g/6h (RS 5, and pl.lxxix, 3, same dies; KM. 328; F 43). Traces of mounting on edge, obverse very fine but heavily brushed and with associated surface marks, reverse about extremely fine and retaining some brilliance, very rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £700
Malta, Five Scudi, 1779, 3.99g/6h (RS 13, and pl.lxxx, 2, same dies; KM. 318; F 45). Mounted and gilt, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £70
Malta, Thirty Tari (2), both 1777, same dies, 29.26g/6h, 29.17g/6h (RS 15; Dav. 1606; KM. 308). First fine but brightly cleaned and edge removed, second good fine but brooch marks on reverse (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £110
Malta, Thirty Tari (2), both 1789, second with eagle under bust, 29.09g/6h, 29.18g/6h (RS 24, 28; Dav. 1608, 1609; KM. 327, 335.1) [2]. First about fine and with traces of mounting on edge, second good fine but artificially toned and edge re-engraved (£50-70)
Malta, Thirty Tari, 1789, eagle below bust, 29.65g/6h (RS 27; Dav. 1609; KM. 335.1). Good very fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £150
Malta, Thirty Tari, 1789, eagle below bust, different dies, 29.44g/6h (RS 27; Dav. 1609; KM. 335.1). Fine or better, toned (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £55
Malta, Thirty Tari, 1790, no eagle below bust, 29.72g/6h (RS 30, and pl.lxxxi, 5, same rev. die; Dav. 1608; KM. 327). Adjustment marks on face, otherwise very fine, toned (£60-80)
Malta, Thirty Tari (3), all 1790, no eagle below bust, 29.44g/6h, eagle below bust (2), 29.59g/6h, 29.58g/6h (RS 30, 31; Dav. 1608, 1609; KM. 327, 335.1) [3]. All with brooch marks (£30-50)
Malta, Two Scudi (2), both 1796, stop after 2 of value, 24.09g/6h, no stop, 23.84g/6h (RS 33, 34; Dav. 1610; KM. 343) [2]. First fine, second good fine (£60-80)
Malta, Two Scudi (2), both 1796, stop after 2 of value, 23.92g/6h, no stop, 23.75g/6h (RS 33, 34; Dav. 1610; KM. 343) [2]. Fine, second toned (£50-70)
Malta, Two Scudi (4), all 1796, stop after 2 of value (2), 23.86g/6h, 23.65g/6h, no stop (2), 23.95g/6h, 23.60g/6h (RS 33, 34; Dav. 1610; KM. 343) [4]. Generally about fine (£50-70)
Malta, Two Scudi (8), all 1796, stop after 2 of value (7), and no stop (RS 33, 34; Dav. 1610; KM. 343) [8]. Varied state, two with edges removed, others with traces of mounting (£40-60)
Malta, Two Scudi (2), both 1796, no stop after 2 of value, 24.04g/6h, 23.81g/6h (RS 34; Dav. 1610; KM. 343) [2]. Fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
Malta, Two Scudi (2), both 1796, no stop after 2 of value, 24.06g/6h, 23.81g/6h (RS 34; Dav. 1610; KM. 343) [2]. Fine (£50-70)
Malta, Fifteen Tari (3), 1776, 14.10g/6h, 1781 (2, different dies), 14.57g/6h, 14.56g/6h (RS 37, 43; KM. 304, 325) [3]. Varied state, first with edge removed and last with traces of mounting (£40-60)
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