Malta 1717 zecchino Fr-19

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2139

This specimen was lot 2139 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €22,000 (about US$30,265 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MALTA, JOHANNITERORDEN Ramon Perellos y Roccaful, 1697-1720. Zecchino 1717, Valletta. Wappen des Großmeisters//Der Heilige Johannes steht nach r. und überreicht dem vor ihm knienden Großmeister das Banner des Ordens. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Order of Malta, Ramon Perellos y Roccaful, 1697-1720, zecchino of 1717, Valetta mint. Obverse: grandmaster's arms; reverse: St. John the Baptist stands right, handing the banner of the Order to the grandmaster. Extremely rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

The Maltese used currency derived from their neighbors the Sicilians; 20 grani = one tari, 12 tari = one scudo. This rare type was also struck in 1705. Wikipedia comments, "Ramon Rabasa de Perellós y Rocafull; 1637 in Valencia – 10 January 1720 in Valletta) was a Spanish knight from the Crown of Aragon who served as the 64th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1697 until his death. He was...60 years old when he was elected as Grand Master."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.48 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 3,42 g.

Catalog reference: KM 133, Fr-19; Restelli 14; Gatt 21-1Z-20X20.

Sources:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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