Triton XVII, Lot: 1310. Estimate $150. Sold for $250. 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 (21mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Messina mint. CAROLVS (annulet) IMPERATOR, crowned beardless bust left; saltire at point of bust / + D G REX SICILIE, crowned eagle facing, head right, with wings displayed; BN across field; annulet stops. MIR 276/1 var. (no saltire); Spahr 35 var. (same). VF, toned, hairline die break on obverse.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.9462).