Emmanuel de Rohan · 1 tarì · copper
Magistracy 1775–1797 · Order of St John
This copper 1 tarì is documented in the name of Emmanuel de Rohan. The consulted collection lists an example as No Date, with reference RS#066 KM332 C#41a.1. The documented front shows heraldic eagle or arms supported by an eagle. The back uses saint john the baptist’s head on a platter. 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
- Copper
- 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
- Heraldic eagle or arms supported by an eagle
- Reverse
- Saint John the Baptist’s head on a platter
- Inscriptions
- F· EMMANUEL DE ROHAN M· M· / T 1 / NON AES SED FIDES · 1786 ·
- Colour
- Unknown / not verified
- Serial format
- Unknown / not verified
De Rohan used a wide denomination range and added copper half-cinquina change. Silver and copper tarì are different monetary types even where their denomination names coincide.
A documented specimen
These measurements describe this specimen only, not manufacturing standards.
- Collection
- Collection not documented
- Catalogue reference
- RS#066 KM332 C#41a.1
- Specimen date
- No Date
- Specimen weight
- 7.5 g
- Specimen diameter
- 25.6 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.
Sources
Checked:
- Coins of Malta — Emmanuel de Rohan private collection
- Ashmolean Museum, Heberden Coin Room — HCR30119
- Ashmolean Museum, Heberden Coin Room — HCR30120
- Ashmolean Museum, Heberden Coin Room — HCR30123
- Ashmolean Museum, Heberden Coin Room — HCR30124
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