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Auction: 22106 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 18 - British and World Coins, Medals and Tokens - e-Auction
Lot: 1540

The Bernard Pearl Collection of Historical Medals | British India, General Clive, Victory of Plassey, AE Medal, 1757, by T. Pingo, VICTORY. AT. PLASSY CLIVE. COMMANDER, Victory upon an elephant, MDC CLVIII SOC. P.A.C within exergue in two lines, rev. INIVRIES. ATTONED. PRIVILEGE. AVGMENTED. TERRITORY. ACQVIRED, Clive, dressed as Roman general, holds staff surmounted by lion as he gives another staff to Meer Jaafar at left with cornucopia, globe, and rudder between them, A. SOVBAH. GIVEN. TO. BENGAL. MDCCLVIII in exergue in two lines, 40mm, 24.99g (Eimer 655; Pingo 30; MI 638/400), areas of mint red under darkened surfaces, lustrous, extremely fine, highly desirable

Provenance
SCMB, February 1967, M100 - 'issued by the Society for Promoting Arts and Commerce, interesting, good VF' - £7.10.0

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Sold for
£750

Starting price
£250