CNG 96, Lot: 1353. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR 4 Tarì (32mm, 11.64 g, 3h). Messina mint; Tommaso Paulillo, mintmaster. Dated 1559. Bareheaded and armored bust right; traces of saltires below bust / Crowned eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed; T P below wings. MIR 317/4; cf. Spahr 27 and 29 (for type). VF, toned, a few deposits.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.1669).