CNG 96, Lot: 1276. 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, 14.93 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) and • • • below bust / : SSICILIAE HIERVSA :, crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. CNI XX –; cf. Pannuti-Riccio 19a (for type); MIR 174/7. VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4406).