CNG 96, Lot: 1259. 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, 14.84 g, 12h). 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 / SICIL • HIERVSALEM, crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. CNI XX –; cf. Pannuti-Riccio 15b (for type); MIR 171/2. VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1-1657).