4 Tari - Raphael Cotoner

Features

Issuer	Malta
Grandmaster	Order of Hospitallers › Raphael Cotoner (1660-1663)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1663
Value	4 Tari (⅓)
Currency	Scudo (1530-1825)
Composition	Silver
Weight	10.34 g
Diameter	31.61 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 551864
References	Restelli# 1 Felice Restelli, Joseph C. Sammut; 1977. The Coinage of the Knights in Malta: 1530-1798. Emmanuel Said Publishers. , Gatt# 17-4T-11x11 John A. Gatt, Joseph Schirò (ed.); 2018. Coins Minted by the Knights in Malta: A comprehensive catalogue 1530 to 1798. Self-published.

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Obverse

Coat of Arms of Grandmaster Cotoner, Denomination on either side, surrounded by lettering.

Script: Latin

Lettering: F . D . RAPHAEL COTONER . M . M . H . H . 1663 .

Translation: Brother Don Rafael Cotoner Grand Master Hospital Jerusalem.

Reverse

The severed head of St John on a plate, surrounded by lettering.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S . IOAN : BAP . ORA . PRONOBIS . MO . N

Translation: St John the Baptist Pray for us, New Money

Edge

No applied edge.

Comments

Extremely rare coin with very few specimens known to exist.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1663

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Künker Auction 428 Lot 1142	8 Oct 2025		USD 5571.31 (EUR 4800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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