Malta 1779 2 tari
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This specimen was lot 75437 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "MALTA. Order of Malta. 2 Tari, 1779. Emmanuel de Rohan. PCGS AU-58. The first example we have seen of this elusive one-year type in recent records. Ample luster remains in the fields, with light wear over the high points in line with the assigned grade." This is a one year type. The Maltese used currency derived from their neighbors the Sicilians; 20 grani = one tari, 12 tari = one scudo.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-301.2; Restelli-61.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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