Florijn or 28 Stuivers - Lascaris Countermark

Features

Issuer	Malta
Grandmaster	Order of Hospitallers › Giovani Paolo Lascaris Castellar (1636-1657)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1636-1657
Value	28 Stuivers
Currency	Scudo (1530-1825)
Composition	Silver (.673)
Weight	20.51 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Countermarked, Hammered
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 559161

Obverse

Crowned quartered arms in ornate frame within circle' date above crown, value at bottom. A test cut can be seen anywhere on the sides.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FLOR . ARG . CIV IMP . CAMPENS 1618
28

Translation: Silver florin of the Imperial City of Kampen

Reverse

Crowned double-headed imperial eagle within circle, titles of Matthias. The countermark of grandmaster Lascaris, also a doubled headed Eagle can be seen in the middle of the coin.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MATTH.I.D.G.ROM.IMP.SEM.AVG

Translation: Matthias I, by God's grace ever-exalted Emperor of the Romans

Mint

Kampen, Netherlands (1371-1796)

Comments

In 1609 the Knights of Malta, under Grandmaster Alof De Wignacourt noticed a large number of fake foreign coins circulating on the islands. A Decree was issued and all these coins were to be brought at the Castellania building in Valletta for general assay. All coins found to be fake and underweight were withdrawn from circulation whilst those genuine were countermarked with the coat of arms of the grandmaster in a shield. Another feature of this exerciseis the test cut, which was made to test the silver. This is usually seen on the reverse of the coins aswell. Due to the many seized Turkish ships, there is a vast array of host coins carrying these countermarks. 4 Grand Masters are known to have countermarked these coins to date.

- Alof De Wignacourt (1601-1622)

- Luis Mendes De Vasconcellos (1622-1623)

- Antoine De Paule (1623-1636)

- Giovani Paolo Lascaris Castellar (1636-1657)

Referenced in Restelli page LXXXIX

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1636-1657)												Host Date: 1618

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Actual silver weight: 0.444 oz

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Künker Auction 261 Lot 5774	11 Mar 2015		USD 4839.64 (EUR 4200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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