256, Lot: 930. Estimate $100. Sold for $145. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

temp. HANOVER. Sir Henry Trollope, admiral. 1756-1839. Æ Medal (49mm, 66.25 g, 12h). Naval Engagement off Helvoetsluys. By J. G. Hancock. Dated 1796. SIR HENRY TROLLOPE KNIGHT, uniformed bust left / IN THE GLATTON OF 54 GUNS ENGAGED AND BEAT OFF 6 FRENCH FRIGATES/CARRYING TWO HUNDRED & SIX GUNS, lion running amok in dismasted ship right on sea; at a distance to right, fleet in retreat; in two lines in exergue, HELVOETSLUYS/JULY 16 1796. BHM 414; Eimer 874. Near EF, brown patina.

From the Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Collection.