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Electronic Auction 477

Lot nuber 883

STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown (39mm, 29.76 g, 6h). Pre-Union, VIGO issue. Tower (London) mint. Dually dated 1703 and RY <I>tertio.


Electronic Auction 477
Lot: 883.
 Estimated: $ 300

British, Silver

Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Crown (39mm, 29.76 g, 6h). Pre-Union, VIGO issue. Tower (London) mint. Dually dated 1703 and RY tertio. Draped bust left, with hair tied in fillet; VIGO below / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star. ESC 99; SCBC 3576. Toned, a few adjustment marks and scratches. Good Fine.

From the Todd Hansen Collection, purchased from Davissons, 1995.

The War of the Spanish Succession, sparked by Louis XIV of France in his attempts to expand his hegemony, flared into a continent-wide conflict, with France, Spain, and Bavaria opposed by a coalition centered around England, Holland, and Austria. One aim of the Allies was to deprive Spain of the wealth derived from its American colonies. When Admiral Sir George Rooke, commander of the combined fleet, learned the 1702 treasure had arrived at Vigo Bay in Spain, he resolved to seize it. His force of fifty ships besieged the harbor, destroying the French fleet guarding the convoy, sinking most of the ships and capturing cargo worth some 2 million pounds at the time. A special issue of gold and silver coins was struck from the captured plate and a number of medals honored the great victory.

Closing Date and Time: 23 September 2020 at 14:54:00 ET.

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