CNG 96, Lot: 1242. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Ducato (33mm, 14.84 g, 2h). Second Period. Napoli (Naples) mint; Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, mintmaster. Struck 1556-1567. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; (IBR) to left; • below bust / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 380 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 15 (same); MIR 171. VF, toned, traces of deposits.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4386).