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7 October 2003
Malta, Melita, 2nd-1st century BC, Æ 16, veiled female head right, rev. tripod, 2.43g/3h (SNG Copenhagen 461; Slg. Weber 8531; Sear 6589). Good fine (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £65
Malta, Gaulos [Gozo], 1st century BC, Æ 18, head of Astarte right, crescent below, rev. warrior standing right, star in field, 2.99g/11h (Sear 6583; cf. Baldwin Auction 33, 99). Fine for this, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £160
Malta, Tari, eight pellets bordering lower part of arms, rev. ecce qvi tollit peccata, 2.58g/12h (RS 22). Dent below paschal lamb, otherwise fine, scarce (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £70
Malta, Zecchino, reads virtvtem contra hostes tvo, 3.29g/5h (RS 1; F 5). Pierced, mounted and gilt, otherwise fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £130
Malta, Four Tari, reads hier·, rev. Baptist with paschal lamb, no punctuation, 8.25g/3h (RS 9). Somewhat clipped, obverse fine, reverse nearly so, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £180
Malta, Four Tari, reads hie, rev. Baptist’s head on round charger, reads proter and ivsticiam·, 11.40g/2h (RS 38 obv., 43 rev.). Flan flaw on reverse at 3 o’clock and has been cleaned to remove surface deposit, otherwise good fine, rare (£100-150)
Malta, Tari, reads valeta·m·hosp·h·, rev. no punctuation, 2.62g/3h (RS 90 variety). About fine, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £80
Malta, Zecchino, 3.42g/2h (RS 1; F 6). Good very fine, very rare (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £420
Malta, Four Tari, no stop after hier, 8.41g/3h (RS 3). About fine, very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £210
Malta, Piccioli (2), both reading hiervsale, 0.47g/9h, 0.38g/6h (RS 23) [2]. Fine for these rare issues (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £75
Malta, Zecchino, reads virtvte contra hostes tv, 3.40g/11h (RS 2; F 8). Somewhat flatly struck, otherwise very fine (£200-250)
Malta, Copper Carlino, 1591, 1.87g/4h (RS 47); Copper Cinquina, 1591, 1.04g/9h (RS 49); Grani (2), both read loubenx and hiervsal, 3.31g/2h, 2.77g/3h (RS 53) [4]. About fine and better (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
Malta, Three Piccioli (2), reading hier·, 1.70g/1h, and hie, 0.86g/8h (RS 61, 62); Picciolo, 0.53g/6h (RS 64) [3]. Last fair, others about fine or better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £60
Malta, Zecchino, reads virtvt, no rev. punctuation, 3.45g/7h (RS 2; KM. A16; F 9). Face of Christ weak, otherwise very fine (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £460
Malta, Grani (8), at least one reading hiervsale (RS 18 et seq.); Three Piccioli, 1.31g/12h (RS 25) [9]. Last fine but with verdigris on reverse, others in varied state (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £90
Malta, Taris (5), all 1619 (RS 32; KM. 28); Copper Carlini (2), both 1619 and reading wignacovrt m, mullets in legend, 2.23g/3h, 1.91g/11h (RS 36; KM. 27); Copper Cinquini (3), both 1619, reading wignacovrt, 2.73g/7h, 2.45g/9h, 1.71g/1h (RS 39; KM. 26); Grano, reads hospitali, 3.25g/11h (RS 43; KM. 9) [11]. Heaver Cinquina about very fine but reverse turned in the die, others in varied state (£80-100)
Malta, Three Piccioli (5), reading wignacov, 1.09g/4h, 0.91g/3h, d wignaco, 1.59g/3h, 1.35g/7h, and d wignaco’, 1.34g/12h (RS 54, 57 and variety; KM. 8) [5]. Fair to fine, two better (£50-70)
Malta, Grano, 4.40g/6h (RS 8; KM. 36). Fair, rare (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £55
Malta, Copper Carlini (9), all 1629, varieties with stop at end of obv. legend (3), no stop (6) (RS 30, 32; KM. 53) [9]. Generally about fine, but one pierced (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Malta, Grani (11), undated type (3), all with arms of the Grand Master, one with stop at end of obv. legend, 1628 (7), 1629 (RS 35, 36, 38, 40; KM. 36, 50) [11]. RS 36 about very fine, others in varied state (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £100
Malta, Three Piccioli (4), including pavla, pavl, hiervsa and hiervs varieties, one with quartered arms of the Order and de Paule on obv., 1.77g/4h (RS 45 et seq.; KM. 35, 41; cf. Baldwin Auction 33, 468) [4]. Quartered arms coin better than fine but with verdigris on reverse, rare, others fair (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £85
Malta, Four Tari, 1649, reads pro·nobis, 10.27g/12h (RS 23; KM. 69). Good fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £200
Malta, Four Tari, 1649, similar, 10.20g/4h (RS 23; KM. 69). Small striking crack at edge, fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £170
Malta, Three Tari, 1649, 7.99g/8h (RS 36; KM. 66). About very fine, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £240
Malta, Copper Tari, 1639, 2.51g/11h (RS 71; KM. 71). Traces of verdigris on obverse, otherwise very fine and round (£60-80)
Malta, Grani (14), 1637 (8, varieties with and without punctuation in legend), 1638 (6) (RS 75, 76, 77; KM. 70); Picciolo, 0.92g/3h (RS 82; KM. 61) [15]. Varied state (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £110
Malta, Four Tari, 1660, 10.28g/3h (RS 1, and pl.xxxiii, 6, same dies; KM. 93). Good fine, extremely rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £820
Malta, Tari, 2.45g/3h (RS 4; KM. 91). Centre of obverse rubbed, about fine, reverse better, very rare (£100-150)
Malta, Carlino, 1.06g/1h (RS 5; KM. 90). Chipped, fair to fine, very rare (£40-60)
Malta, Four Tari, 1667, 10.44g/12h (RS 6; KM. 102). Edge ragged at 3 o’clock, otherwise about very fine, the date extremely rare (£250-350)
Hammer Price: £620
Malta, Grani (4), all 1693, 3.68g/3h, 2.65g/4h, 2.05g/6h, 2.01g/12h (RS 17; KM. 124) [4]. Fair to fine, latter two clipped (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £50
Malta, Silver Carlino, reads egeno spes·iob:, 1.33g/12h (RS 20; KM. 131). About fine, rare (£40-60)
Malta, Copper Carlino, 1719, date divided by stops, 3.41g/5h (RS 25; KM. 152); Cinquini (2), both 1707, stop after in, 2.86g/12h, no stop after in, 2.20g/3h (RS 27, 31; KM. 143); Grani (8), 1703 (2), both reading misce, etc, 2.81g/1h, 2.32g/6h, 1707, stops in legend, 3.00g/9h, 1709 (3), all rectam, etc, stops in legend, 1.65g/6h, 1.63g/9h, and reversed date, 1.85g/9h, 1718 (2), 2.60g/7h, reversed 7 in date, 2.88g/6h (RS 42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 57; KM. 140, 142) [11]. RS 42 and both 57s good...
Malta, Carlino, arms with no hatching, stops at beginning and end of rev. legend, 1.23g/9h (RS 18; KM. 161). Minor metal flaws on obverse, otherwise fine and clear, rare (£60-80)
Malta, Two Scudi, 1724, no inner circles, 29.53g/12h (RS 54, and pl.xlviii, 4, same dies; Dav. 1595; KM. 187). Minor graze in obverse field at 3 o’clock, otherwise very fine and very rare (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £780
Malta, Twelve Tari, 1723, no inner circles, reads hiervsa, 13.98g/6h (RS 75, and pl.l, 4, same dies; KM. 180). About very fine, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £360
Malta, Six Tari, 1723, 6.90g/12h (RS 92, and pl.lii, 4, same dies; KM. 179). About very fine, scarce (£90-120)
Malta, Four Tari, 1723, no inner circles, reads hie, mark of value flanks coronet, 3.79g/12h (RS 101; KM. 170); 2 Tari, 1723, reads manoe, 2.12g/3h (RS 112; KM. 178); Tari, 1.30g/4h (RS 113; KM. 169, recté silver) [3]. First about fine but surface encrusted, others fine to very fine and with grey tone (£80-100)
Malta, Four Tari, 1728, 4.94g/6h (RS 109, and pl.liii, 8, same dies; KM. 170). Very fine, rare (£90-120)
Malta, Carlino, 1734, fleur-de-lis on rev., 4.36g/6h (RS 121; KM. 200); Cinquini (4), 1726, 2.77g/12h, 1734 (3), fleur-de-lis on rev. (2), 5.07g/12h, 4.13g/12h, star on rev., 2.07g/9h (RS 124, 129, 131; KM. 194); Grani (13), 1726 (9), varieties with normal punctuation, no stop after manoel and de (4), no stop after manoel, and single m at end of obv. legend (3), 1734 (4), all with m m at end of obv. legend (RS 133, 135, 136, 137, 138; KM. 193) [18]. Several fine (£80-120)
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