372, Lot: 646. Estimate $150. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

temp. HANOVER. Edward Vernon. 1684-1757. Æ Medal (27mm, 5.48 g, 6h). Capture of Portobello. Dated 22 November 1739. · · THE · BRITISH · GLORY · REVIV · D · BY · ADMI · L · VERИOИ, Vernon standing right, holding sword and baton; anchor to left, cannon to right / · · HE · TOOK · PORTO · BELLO · WITH · SIX · SHIPS · OИLY · ·, six English ships entering the harbor of Portobello; two Spanish ships further in; in exergue, NOV · 22 · 1739. MI –; Eimer –; Adams-Chao PBvi 26-PP; Betts 226. Good VF, brown surfaces.

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.