WORLD COINS, Italy, Sicily, Charles II of Spain (1665-1700), Gold Trionfo d'Oro, 1697, Palermo, crowned eagle standing facing, head to left, with a shield of arms on its breast, rev youthful portrait of the king right in an ornate cartouche surmounted by a crown in which are palm branches, date below, 3.45g (Sp 61; MIR 489; F 881). Traces of creasing, a very fine specimen of this sought after type, very rare.
Estimate: £2500-3000