Triton XVII, Lot: 1306. Estimate $150. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AR Tarì (23mm, 2.85 g, 11h). Messina mint. Dated 1551. + CAROLVS (annulet) IMPERATOR, crowned and cuirassed bust left, slight drapery on right shoulder / + REX SICILIE 1551, crowned eagle right, head left, with wings displayed; MA across field; annulet stops. MIR 300/16; cf. Spahr 350 (for type). VF, toned, areas of weak strike.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.9469).