CNG 96, Lot: 1273. 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 (35mm, 14.73 g, 5h). Second Period. Napoli (Naples) mint); Germano Ravaschieri, mintmaster, Vincenzo Porzio, trial master. Dated 1575. Radiate and cuirassed bust right; (GR) to left (VP) below bust / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 1033 (for type); Pannuti-Riccio 19a; MIR 174/7. Good VF, some deposits.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4407).