CNG 96, Lot: 1266. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Ducato (33mm, 14.85 g, 1h). Second Period. Napoli (Naples) mint); Germano Ravaschieri, mintmaster, Vincenzo Porzio, trial master. Struck 1568-1584. Radiate and cuirassed bust right; (GR)/(VP) to left / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 667 (for type); Pannuti-Riccio 19a; MIR 174. Good VF.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4405).