Lot 2219

Description

Italy, Naples, Napoli (Regno), Filippo II di Spagna, (1554-1598), silver mezzo ducato, 34mm, (14.87 g), second period, Napoli (Naples) mint), Germano Ravaschieri, mintmaster, Vincenzo Porzio, trial master, dated 1574, obv. radiate and cuirassed bust right of Philip II, GR to left; date 1574 below bust, rev. crowned coat-of-arms, shield within ornate frame, (cf.CNI XX 196 (for type); Pannuti-Riccio 18; MIR 174/5). Very fine, toned, a few light scratches under tone, areas of weak strike and rare.

Ex CNG Auction 96 (lot 1267) and from the Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.18347).