Lot 1374

Description

Italy, Napoli, Philip II of Spain (1556-1598) 1/2 Carlino Naples mint (1.31 g), (CNI XX, 89, 780); another, AE tornesi, 1588, (7.42 g), rev. cornucopiae, (CNI XX, 142, 1207); Philip III (1598-1621), silver 15 grani, Naples mint, 161-, (2.62 g), obv. PHILIP III REX HI, bust of king left; at right FC/C, rev.. SVFFICIT OMNIB, castle with three towers, above animals, below 161[8], (MIR 208/1; Pannuti-Riccio 14); another, silver carlino, Naples mint, 1621. Giovanni Francesco Citarella, mintmaster; Michele Cavo, trial master; obv. radiate, draped and armoured bust right, FC/C to left, rev. IN HOC SIGNO VINES, large cross potent, 1621 below, (cf.CNI XX 380; cf.Pannuti-Riccio 19a (for type); MIR 211/1); another carlino (0.91 g), (1636), legends both sides, obv. PAX ET/VBER TAS, rev. PHIL/III D C R/ HISP, (CNI XX, 422-436). Mostly very good, several clipped, some scarce. (5)

Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, acquired mostly from Sydney or local dealers in the 1977-1993 in packets described.