CNG 87, Lot: 2163. Estimate $500. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GREAT BRITAIN. Admiral John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent. 1735-1823. AR Medal (41mm, 35.89 g, 12h). Battle of Cape St. Vincent. By G. Mills and N. G. A. Brenet. Dated 1797 in Roman numerals. ADMIRAL EARL Sт VINCENT G. C. B, bare head left / Victory flying left, head facing, hurling thunderbolts toward two Spanish ships under sail right on sea below; in three lines in exergue, SPANISH FLEET DEFEATED/OFF CAPE Sт VINCENT/XIV FEBY MDCCLXXXXVII. BHM 438; Eimer 882. EF, toned, a few minor marks.

From the Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Collection.