Rhodes, 1 Gigliato 1355-1365, Roger de Pins (1355-65)


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Country Greece
Territory / Region Rhodes
Face Value Gigliato
Name Rhodes, 1 Gigliato 1355-1365, Roger de Pins (1355-65)
Issue Year / Date: 1355
Production Type Hammered
Weight 4.00 g
Composition silver
AU / AG Content 0.929
Obverse Roger des Pins (1355-65) the Knights Grand Master kneeling in robes
Reverse Jerusalem cross
Issue Location Rhodes, Greece
Description The Gigliato, was a coin of pure silver established in 1303 by Charles II of Anjou in Naples. The coin weighed 4 grams and was widely copied in the Eastern Mediterranean, among them by the "Knights of Rhodes".