★ Fabrizio del Carretto, Grandmaster of the Knights of Rhodes ★

CRUSADERS. Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitallers). Fabrizio del Carretto , 1513-1521. Ducat (Gold, 22 mm, 3.51 g, 11 h). F•FABRICIO•D•CΛ - S•IOΛRRI Grandmaster kneeling left before St. John, jointly holding banner between themselves. Rev. •SIT•T •XPЄ•DΛT•OT - •RЄGIS •ISTЄ•DVC Christ Pantokrator standing facing in mandorla with nine stars. Fr. 11. Gamberini 386 var. Schl. pl. XI, 14 var. (with differing legends). Struck from a slightly worn obverse die and with a slightly bent flan , otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2000.