Watch List notes:

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR 4 Tarì (34mm, 11.61 g, 11h). Messenia mint. Dated 1562. PHILI PPVS D, bareheaded and armored bust right; (saltire)D(saltire) below bust; saltire stops / + REX SICILIE 1562, crowned eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed; TP below wings; saltire stops. MIR 317/7; Spahr 42. Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack, minor double strike on reverse.


Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.1677).