Triton XVII, Lot: 1091. Estimate $1000. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AV Doppia (27mm, 6.51 g, 4h). Dated 1578. PHI • REX • HISPA • ET • C •, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, set on ground line; • 1578 • (date) in exergue / MEDIO LANI • DVX, ducal coat-of-arms within ornate frame; above, ducal crown containing two palm fronds. CNI V 19; Crippa 4/A; Friedberg 716. Good VF, area of weak strike and double strike on obverse.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.16891).