357, Lot: 551. Estimate $150. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Napoli (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Ducato (34mm, 14.80 g, 10h). First Period. Napoli (Naples) mint; Giovan Battista Ravaschieri, mintmaster. Struck 1554-1556. Bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; (IBR) to left; rosette and pellet below bust / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. Cf. CNI XX 82 (for type); cf. Pannuti-Riccio 5 (same); MIR 160. VF, toned.
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4375).