449, Lot: 739. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GREAT BRITAIN, temp. Hanover. Edward Vernon. 1684-1757. Cast Æ Medal (37mm, 11.56 g, 6h). Capture of Portobello. Dated 22 November 1739. THE · BRITISH · GLORY · REVIV · D · BY · ADMIRAL · VERNON ·, half-length bust facing, holding baton / HE · TOOK · PORTO · BELLO · WITH · SIX · SHIPS · ONLY, six ships within harbor of Portobello; in exergue, BY · COURAGE · AND/ CONDUCT ·. Adams-Chao PBv 26-V; MI –; Eimer –; Betts 216. Brown surfaces, edge chip. Fine.