Watch List notes:

ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Filippo II di Spagna. 1554-1598. AR Mezzo Scudo di 5 Tarì (29mm, 13.00 g, 12h). Messenia mint. Dated [1]57[...]. • P HILIPPVS • D • G • REX • SI • [1]57[...], bareheaded and armored bust left; •PP• below bust / Crowned royal coat-of-arms within grain ear wreath; P P flanking bottom of angular shield. MIR 314/4; Spahr –. Good VF, toned. Last digit of date illegible.


Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.57.4424).