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Auction: 3014 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 431

John de la Vallette (1557-68), silver medal, 28 mm, unsigned, commemorating the abandonment of the siege of Malta by the Turks, 1565, a knight brandishing a sword seated on a horse prancing left, date below, rev. a galley flying a pennant, Victory standing upon the poopdeck, melita liberata (Schembri p.229/2, described as unique and only recorded in bronze), nearly extremely fine and of the highest rarity, possibly unique Estimate £ 150-200

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