CNG 96, Lot: 1363. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Filippo III di Spagna. 1598-1621. AR 2 Tarì (22mm, 5.31 g, 5h). Messina mint; Don Francesco Abate, mintmaster. Crowned, armored, and draped bust left, wearing ornate collar; two pellets below bust / Crowned eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed; (DF) A below wings. MIR 347/6; Spahr 71. VF, toned, areas of weak strike.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.26676).