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2 Tari - Pietro del Monte
| Issuer | Order of Malta (Knights Hospitaller) |
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| Year | 1568-1572 |
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| Weight | 5.35 g |
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| Reverse description | The severed head of St. John the Baptist presented upon a shallow ciborium or charger, depicted in fine relief with naturalistic facial features and flowing hair. The head rests centrally on the dish, which is supported by a pedestal base, occupying the majority of the reverse field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, with a small cross serving as a stop mark at the beginning of the inscription. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Pietro del Monte Santa Maria served as Grand Master from 1568 to 1572, a tenure defined largely by the Order's desperate effort to rebuild after the Great Siege of 1565, when Ottoman forces under Suleiman the Magnificent came within a hair of taking Malta entirely. Funds were chronically short; coinage from this period reflects a financially strained institution still dependent on European donations to remain operational.
The 2 Tari denomination in silver was the Order's principal transactional coin during the sixteenth century. Restelli 12 is not among the commoner die pairings from del Monte's issues.