CNG 87, Lot: 1825. Estimate $2000. Sold for $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Ferdinando III (Ferdinando IV di Napoli). 1759-1816. AR Oncia da 30 Tarì (57mm, 68.34 g, 6h). Palermo mint; Gabriel Lancilotto Castello, mintmaster. Dated 1791. FERDINANDVS · D · G · SICIL · ET · HIER · REX, armored bust right / EX AVRO ARGENTEA RE SVRGIT · 1791 ·, phoenix rising facing from flames, head left, with wings spread; personification of sun above; G·L·-C·I across field. Davenport 1420; KM (C) 37a. Good VF, lightly toned, fields polished.

From the HLT Collection.