CNG 96, Lot: 1145. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AV Scudo d’oro del sole (23mm, 3.29 g, 8h). Struck 25 July 1554-16 January 1556. PHILIPVS REX • ETC, radiate bust left; sun above / MEDIOL ANI • DVX, coat-of-arms within ornate frame; above, crown containing two palm fronds. CNI V 278; Crippa 7; Friedberg 718. Good VF, toned. Well struck.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.8148).