CNG 94, Lot: 1844. Estimate $750. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MALTA, Knights of Malta (Knights Hospitaller). Manuel Pinto da Fonseca. Grand Master, 1741-1773. AV 10 Scudi (24mm, 7.88 g, 6h). Dated 1756. Crowned coat-of-arms / St. John the Baptist standing facing on ground, holding banner of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; at feet to right, lamb recumbent left. RS 34; Friedberg 36. Good VF, deep red tone in devices.