Watch List notes:

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AR 2 Tarì (27mm, 5.86 g, 10h). Messina mint. Dated 1540. + • CAROLVS IMPERATOR •, crowned bust left; central annulet surrounded by four annulets below bust / + REX SICILIE 1540, crowned eagle facing, head right, with wings displayed; GM to left and right of tail; rosette stops. MIR 292/1; Spahr 198/196 (obv./rev.). Good VF, some deposits on reverse.


Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.9465).