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Malta, Hugues Loubens de Verdalle, copper 2 Tarí, 1590, 2.77g/11h, countermarked with mark 1a. Coin very fine and rare, countermark good very fine and rare £200-260
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Coins from the Collection of the Late John Phillimore.
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The usual Lascaris countermark (mark 1) consists of a double-headed eagle in a circle, whereas this mark (1a) has the eagle within a shield. See p.59 of the catalogue for Baldwin Auction 33 (May 2003) for more information about this mark
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