362, Lot: 486. Estimate $150. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Ducato (35mm, 14.84 g, 9h). Second Period. Napoli (Naples) mint; Germano Ravaschieri, mintmaster, Vincenzo Porzio, trial master. Struck 1568-1584. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; GR/(VP) to left / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 648 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 15b (same); MIR 171/2. VF, toned, areas of deposits.
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4389).