Triton XXII, Lot: 1285. Estimate $750. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1535-1554. AR Quarto di scudo (27mm, 9.14 g, 12h). Struck 1551. IMP · CAES · CAROLVS · V · AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right / Pillars of Hercules set on waves, intertwined with banner reading PLVS VLTRA. MIR 284/2; CNI V 57; Crippa 11/A. Near EF, deeply toned.