CNG 96, Lot: 1247. 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 (34mm, 14.85 g, 11h). Second Period. Napoli (Naples) mint); Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, mintmaster, Vincenzo Porzio, trial master. Struck 1561-1567. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; (IBR)/(VP) to left; pellet below / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 633 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 15a (for type); MIR 171/1. VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.18351).