Malta 1776 15 tari

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 41167

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 41167 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MALTA. 15 Tari, 1776. Emmanuel de Rohan (1775-97). NGC MS-62. Surprising quality for this typically crude issue, possessing sharp detail throughout the obverse and reverse designs and semi-reflective gleam that enlivens the fields. Presently the single finest graded at either NGC or PCGS with the added allure of being struck during a year that enduringly appeals to American collectors." This type is listed for 1776-77. It accompanied a thirty tari (Dav-1606).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-304; Schembri-pg. 176#1; Restelli & Sammut-37.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1768 30 tari
• 1769 15 tari
• Malta 1776 6 tari
• 1777 30 tari
• 1779 15 tari
• Coins and currency dated 1776
• return to coins of Order of Malta