426, Lot: 661. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

temp. HANOVER. Edward Vernon. 1684-1757. Æ Medal (40.5mm, 16.38 g, 6h). Capture of Portobello. Dated 22 November 1739. THE · BRITISH · GLORY · REVIV · D · BY · ADMIRAL · VERИOИ, Admiral Vernon standing slightly left, holding baton and sword; canon to left; in background, ship under sail right / HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY · ·, three ships under sail right and three ships within harbor of Portobello; in exergue, NOV · 22 · 1739. MI 538/120; Eimer –; Adams-Chao PBvi 5-E; Betts 221. Near VF, brown surfaces.