361, Lot: 1126. Estimate $150. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Ducato (34mm, 14.93 g, 6h). Second Period. Napoli (Naples) mint; Germano Ravaschieri, mintmaster, Vincenzo Porzio, trial master. Struck 1568-1584. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; GR/(VP) to left / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 617 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 15b (same); MIR 171/2. VF, toned, areas of deposit, small hairline flan crack.
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4387).