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

Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a copper medal, unsigned, full-length figure of Vernon facing left, with baton, canon and ship, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 40mm (Adams PBvi 5-E; Betts 221; MI II, 538/120); together with a second specimen of the same variant [2]. First good very fine and patinated, second about fine and with old tag attached £100-150

Provenance: *First Stack’s Auction (New York), 20-2 January 2004, lot 2460; second J.W. Adams Collection