CNG 96, Lot: 1234. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Ducato (34mm, 14.17 g, 8h). First Period. Napoli (Naples) mint; Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, mintmaster. Struck 1554-1556. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; (IBR) to left; rosette and pellet below bust / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. CNI XX 86/46 (obv./rev.); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 5 (for type); MIR 160. Good VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.1638).