256, Lot: 921. Estimate $100. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. Æ Medal (34mm, 15.60 g, 12h). Barcelona Relieved. By J. Croker. Dated 1706
in Roman numerals. ANNA · D : G · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB : REG ·, draped and mantled bust left / BARCELONA · LIB · GALLIS · FVG · (
with Barcelona liberated, the French are put to flight), view of the harbor of Barcelona; above, the sun being eclipsed; I · MAII · MDCCVI · (
on the first of May) in exergue. MI 280/86; Eimer 418. Near EF, warm brown patina, a few marks.
From the Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Collection.