126, Lot: 393. Estimate $150. Sold for $111. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Kingdom of Sicily. Philip IV, as King of Spain, Naples, and Sicily. 1621-1665. AR Four Tarì (28mm, 10.36 g, 11h). Messina mint, Giovanni del Pozo and Mario Parisi, mintmasters. Dated 16.... Bare-headed and armored bust right, wearing high collar / Crowned eagle standing facing, head left, with wings displayed; I-P MP beneath wings; last two digits off flan. Spahr 22-25. VF, typical irregular flan.

The dates recorded with the I-P MP sigle are 1648-1650.