CNG 96, Lot: 1350. Estimate $200. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR 4 Tarì (33mm, 11.62 g, 8h). Messina mint; Tommaso Paulillo, mintmaster. Dated 1558. Bareheaded and armored bust right; traces of rosette and saltires below bust / Crowned eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed; T P below wings. MIR 317/3; cf. Spahr 23 (for type). VF, toned, traces of deposits.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.1648).