6th series - First Gozo coin
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1977
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6th series - First Gozo coin
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Shortly after the conquest of the Maltese islands by Rome in 218BC, bronze coinage based on the Roman weight system was circulated in Malta, which formed part of the praetorship of Sicily. Malta was granted the status of municipium, which meant that it could strike its own coinage in bronze. This coinage was in circulation for about two centuries. The earliest of these coin issues bore three Punic characters aleph, nun, nun, which are thought to be the ancient name of Malta. Later the coins bore the name MELITAION in Greek, and yet later MELITAS in Latin. At some point, Gozo also issued its own coinage, which bore the name GAULITON in Greek.
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Type
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Denomination
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Diameter (mm)
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Gross Weight (g)
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Finesse
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Designer
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Mint
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Mintage
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Gold BU
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Lm25
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22.05
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7.99
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0.916
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Pietro Giampaoli/Noel Galea Bason
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Malta Mint
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Gold Proof
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Lm25
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22.05
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7.99
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0.916
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Pietro Giampaoli/Noel Galea Bason
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Malta Mint
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515
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