Gregorio Carafa · Zecchino · gold

Magistracy 1680–1690 · Order of St John

This gold Zecchino is documented in the name of Gregorio Carafa. The source documents the denomination family; an individual specimen date is not asserted here. 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
Gold
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.

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.

Sources

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