CNG 96, Lot: 1328. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AR 4 Tarì (32mm, 11.71 g, 12h). Messina mint; Giuseppe Marulli, mintmaster. Dated 1555. Crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust right; numeral 4 below bust / Crowned eagle standing right with wings displayed; G M below. MIR 287/1; Spahr 165. VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.6837).