- Object type
- Coins
- Date
- Production: 1622
- Subject(s)
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Knights of Malta
Religion and Devotion - Associated person
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Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos (c. 1542 - 1623)
Subject: St John the Baptist (c. 6 BC - c. AD 30) - Inscriptions
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obverse: F.LVD [?] MEND : DE VASCONCELOS . M . M. H . H / T / 4
reverse: S . IOAN . BAP . ORA . PRO . N . 1622 . MONO (ST . JOHN . BAPTIST . PRAY . FOR US . N . 1622 . MONO)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 30.94mm
Weight: 10.34g - Materials and technique
- Silver, struck
- Production place
- Malta
- Credit line
- Photographed with the support of James Drabble MStJ and Clare Drabble, 2025
- Catalogue number
- M12.1
4 Tarì of Grand Master Luis Mendes de Vasconcellos
The denomination of a coin and the date it was minted are not always evident when looking at a coin. This example helpfully and clearly details the denomination, ‘T4’, on the obverse, and the year of minting, 1622, on the reverse.