Dated 15557

335, Lot: 860. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR 4 Tarì (35mm, 11.63 g, 12h). Messina mint; Tommaso Paulillo, mintmaster. Dated I5557. Bareheaded and armored bust right; triple saltires below / Crowned eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed; T P below wings. Cf. Spahr 14-21; cf. MIR 317/2 (both refs for 1557 without additional 5). VF, toned.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.1664).