Live auction - fme_470040 - UNITED KINGDOM Médaille, Prise de Porto Bello par l’Amiral Vernon et le Commodore Brown

UNITED KINGDOM Médaille, Prise de Porto Bello par l’Amiral Vernon et le Commodore Brown XF

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Estimate :	200 €
Price :	170 €
Maximum bid :	200 €
End of the sale :	28 July 2020 19:17:52
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : Médaille, Prise de Porto Bello par l’Amiral Vernon et le Commodore Brown

Date: (c.1739)

Metal : copper

Diameter : 37,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 14 g.

Edge : lisse

Coments on the condition:

Patine hétérogène avec de petites concrétions et taches vertes sur le port de Porto Bello. De beaux reliefs malgré une petite usure

Obverse

Obverse legend : ADMIRAL. VERNON. AND. COMMODRE. BROWN.

Obverse description : l’Amiral Vernon et le Commodore Brown, debout et face à face.

Reverse

Reverse legend : WHO. TOOK. PORTO. BELLO. WITH. SIX. SHIPS. ONLY // À L’EXERGUE : NOV 22 1739.

Reverse description : Six bateaux dans une anse, représentation du port au dessus.

Commentary

La médaille semble être une reproduction postérieure à sa période de fabrication, probablement début XIXe siècle.
Un exemplaire similaire est visible dans la collection des Royal Museums de Greenwitch (cf. https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/40343.html ).
The medal appears to be a reproduction from after its period of manufacture, probably early 19th century. A similar example can be seen in the collection of the Royal Museums in Greenwich (see https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/40343.html )