Triton XVII, Lot: 1196. Estimate $500. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Ducato (36mm, 14.79 g, 4h). First Period. Napoli (Naples) mint. Struck 1554-1556. • PHILIPP • R • ANG • FRAN • NEAP • PR • HI •, bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; (IBR) to left; pellet below bust / (rosette) POPVLOR • SECVRITΛTI (rosette), crowned royal coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 61 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 5 (for type). Near EF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.1637).