318, Lot: 1029. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AR 2 Tarì (26mm, 5.71 g, 10h). Messina mint; Mariano Averna, mintmaster. Dated 1553. + CAROLVS (saltire) IMPERATOR, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust right / + REX SICILIAE 1553, crowned eagle standing right with wings displayed; M A below; saltire stops. Spahr 244 var. (obv. legend). Good VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.9456).