Triton XVII, Lot: 1177. Estimate $400. Sold for $800. 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, 14.88 g, 4h). Napoli (Naples) mint). CΛROLVS • V • ROMΛ • IMP, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; (IBR) to left / (cross of five pellets) R • ΛRΛGO • VTRIVS • SI • (cross of five pellets), double-headed eagle facing, with wings displayed, crowned royal coat-of-arms on breast; crown above. Cf. CNI XIX 333 (for type); Pannuti-Riccio 14 var. (no pellet after SI) . Good VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.9435).