Malta Order of St John Gold Zecchino - Grandmaster Jean de Vallette

Price: Consigned to CNG auction 2012 SOLD

MALTA, Knights of Malta (Knights Hospitaller). Jean de la Vallettte. Grand Master, 1557-1568. AV Zecchino (22mm, 3.42 g, 6h). St. John standing right, holding Gospels and presenting banner to Grand Master kneeling left / Christ Pantokrator standing facing within mandorla containing nine stars. R&S 1; Schembri 1; Friedberg 5. 

Condition: Good VF.

Rare.

Crusaders Ayyubid Imitation Gold Bezant

Price: Consigned to CNG auction 2012 SOLD

CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Imitation Bezants. 12th century. AV Bezant (23mm, 3.61 g, 3h). Imitating the Ayyubid caliph al-Amir. Acre mint. Second phase, 1148/59-1187. Balog & Yvon 27; Metcalf, Crusades 119-25; CCS 4; Album 730. Near EF, light roughness in areas.

Note: One side bears pellets instead of full circles, a variation unseen by Stephen Album

Crusader Fatimid Imitation Gold Bezant

Price: $525 usd SOLD (Aug 27th 2011)

Crusaders - Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
1100-1200 AD
Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid Caliph Al - Amir
"Al-Imam/al-Mansur" in two lines across field
"Abu Ali al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah commander of the Faithful" in inner margin

Condition:
- Ungraded
-Some minor weakness on one edge
-Some uncleaned sediment
-Very minor clipped edge