CNG 96, Lot: 1235. Estimate $150. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Tarì (28mm, 5.96 g, 4h). First Period. Napoli (Naples) mint; Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, mintmaster. Struck 1554-1556. Crowned and armored bust left, drapery on shoulder; (IBR) to right / Coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 222 (for type); Pannuti-Riccio 8; MIR 162. Good VF, toned, flan crack.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.9477).