Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Jetons, Medals and Books

Engraved coins: AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS, Franz II, Kronenthaler [1792-8], obv. engraved (Taken by Wm. Clark HMS Raven 2nd Aug. 1811); a bell metal coin, probably French, planed flat, one side engraved with a bird on a branch, the other named (Lacroix); other pieces in silver (2), one engraved with a ship, Marlborough, and dated 1797 [4]. Varied state, first pierced £90-120

HMS Raven, a 16-gun brig, was part of a small British squadron which engaged four French-manned gun-brigs at the entrance to the river Jahde on 2 August 1811, in a skirmish that ultimately proved successful, but with loss of life on both sides. A detailed account of the engagement, from William James’ Naval History of Great Britain, is sold with the lot