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Auction: 20004 - British Coins and Commemorative Medals: Spring Auction - conducted behind CLOSED DOORS
Lot: 489

Anne, 'Battle of Almenara', AR Medal, 1710, by Croker, anna avgvsta, diademed and draped bust left, initials below, rev. pvgna . eqvestris, cavalry charging right, battle details in exergue, 48mm., 47.43g (MI 373/218; van Loon V, no. 157), a few light surface and rim marks, but otherwise attractive tone overlying lustrous original surfaces, a pleasing very fine

provenance
Baldwin 69, 3 May 2011, lot 20 - £380


The medal depicts the decisive moment when General James [1st Earl] Stanhope seized the bridle of General Amezega’s horse, in order to deliver him a fatal sword blow.


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Estimate
£350 to £450

Starting price
£300