Triton XIV, Lot: 1411. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Regno di Napoli e Sicilia. Ferdinando III. First reign, 1759-1799. AR Oncia da 30 Tarì (47mm, 68.11 g, 12h). Palermo mint; Nicola d’Ogremont Vigevi, mintmaster. Dated 1793. FERDINAN • D • G • SICIL • ET • HIER • REX •, cuirassed bust right; aegis on breastplate; T • 30 • in exergue / EX • AVRO • ARGENTEA • RE SVRGIT • 1793 •, Phoenix facing, head right, with wings displayed, rising from flames; personification of sun above, N·∂’-O·V across field. Spahr 3; Davenport 1422. Good VF, lightly toned, some adjustment marks, tiny edge flaw.

From the HLT Collection.