Gregorio Carafa · 4 tarì · silver

Magistracy 1680–1690 · Order of St John

This silver 4 tarì is documented in the name of Gregorio Carafa. The consulted collection lists an example as 1680, with reference RS#0 02. This record groups ruler, denomination and metal. It does not count each mint year, surviving specimen or inscription spacing as another type.

Technical specifications

Composition
Silver
Weight
Unknown / not verified
Diameter
Unknown / not verified
Thickness
Unknown / not verified
Total mintage
Unknown / not verified
Edge
Unknown / not verified
Mint
Unknown / not verified
Obverse
Unknown / not verified
Reverse
Unknown / not verified
Inscriptions
Unknown / not verified
Colour
Unknown / not verified
Serial format
Unknown / not verified

Carafa restored the zecchino and issued a limited range of silver denominations. Religious imagery continued even as the Grand Master’s arms increasingly identified the issue.

A documented specimen

These measurements describe this specimen only, not manufacturing standards.

Collection
Collection not documented
Catalogue reference
RS#0 02
Specimen date
1680
Specimen weight
10.54 g
Specimen diameter
30.7 mm

Dating and classification

The date interval is the ruler’s Malta magistracy, not a complete list of minting years. Specimen dates are evidence for examples only.

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