Triton XVII, Lot: 1176. Estimate $400. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AR Mezzo Ducato (34mm, 14.94 g, 8h). Napoli (Naples) mint). CAROLVS • V • ROMA • IM, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; (IBR) to left / (cross of five pellets) • R • ΛRΛGO • • VTRIVS • S • (cross of five pellets), double-headed eagle facing, with wings displayed, crowned royal coat-of-arms on breast; crown above. Cf. CNI XIX 309 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 14 (for type). VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4341).