CNG 96, Lot: 1230. Estimate $300. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Ducato (34mm, 14.81 g, 12h). First Period. Napoli (Naples) mint; Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, mintmaster. Struck 1554-1556. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; (IBR) to left / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 61 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 5 (same); MIR 160. VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4377).