Jean de la Valette · 1 picciolo · copper

Magistracy 1557–1568 · Order of St John

This copper 1 picciolo is documented in the name of Jean de la Valette. The consulted collection lists an example as No date, with reference RS#130. 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
Unknown / not verified
Reverse
Unknown / not verified
Inscriptions
Unknown / not verified
Colour
Unknown / not verified
Serial format
Unknown / not verified

La Valette’s issues include silver money and copper fiduciary denominations. The latter were accepted on trust in place of silver; metal is therefore essential to classification.

A documented specimen

These measurements describe this specimen only, not manufacturing standards.

Collection
Collection not documented
Catalogue reference
RS#130
Specimen date
No date
Specimen weight
0.74 g
Specimen diameter
14.6 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.

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