Triton XVII, Lot: 1311. Estimate $150. Sold for $275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AR Mezzo Tarì (18mm, 1.43 g, 6h). Messina mint. CAROLVS IMPERA, crowned beardless bust left; stellate stops / REX SICILIE, crowned eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed; I(broken P) across field; stellate stops. Cf. MIR 281/1 (for type); Spahr 86. VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.9460).