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