243, Lot: 629. Estimate $100. Sold for $205. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. Æ Medallion (27mm, 5.42 g, 12h). Dated 1739. ADMIRAL · VERNON · TOOK · PORTO · BELLO ·, Half-length figure of Admiral Vernon in frock coat facing slightly left, holding staff / + WITH + SIX + SHIPS + ONLY + NOV · 22 +, Six ships entering Portobello harbor; 1739 in exergue. MI 128; Eimer 552. Good VF, contemporary graffiti (H-L) in obverse fields.

Porto Bello was a major naval base in the New World from which Spanish forces frequently harassed British shipping in the Caribbean. After famously claiming that he could take the city with a mere six ships, Admiral Edward Vernon successfully captured the settlement following a two-day siege.