CNG 96, Lot: 1236. Estimate $200. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Tarì (26mm, 5.94 g, 9h). First Period. Napoli (Naples) mint; Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, mintmaster. Struck 1554-1556. Bareheaded and armored bust left, drapery on shoulder; (IBR) to right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 233 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 10 (same); MIR 163/3. VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.1689).