CNG 96, Lot: 1256. Estimate $300. Sold for $190. 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, 6h). Second Period. Napoli (Naples) mint); Germano Ravaschieri, mintmaster, Vincenzo Porzio, trial master. Struck 1568-1584. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; GR/(VP) to left bust / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 608 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 15b (same); MIR 171/2. VF, toned, areas of weak strike.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4384).