379, Lot: 528. Estimate $500. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AV Scudo (23mm, 3.33 g, 12h). Messina mint. Dated 1545 KV IM. Crowned cross of St. Andrew; golden fleece below / Crowned eagle. Spahr 132; Friedberg 666. Near VF, toned, possibly removed from mount. Weakness in areas but with a clear date. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex New England Rare Coin Galleries/Galeries des Monnaies/Crédit de la Bourse (1 August 1979), lot 2797.