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1756 15 Tari with an unrecorded reverse.
The coinage of the Knights in Malta by Restelli and Sammut only records one variety of the 15 Tari dated 1756, with seven sub varieties, until this coin I had found a variety without a dot before the first M.
This coin has a completely different reverse. The Baptist left hand is pointing down and the Banner which is held in the right hand is different and hangs from a cross. This type of reverse is seen on 15 Tari coins dated 1759 and 1761.
The other possibility is that this coin is a 1759 with the '9' upside down. Two of the 1759 coins I have in my collection have the same reverse die as this coin.

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