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Auction: 382 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NY INC
Lot: 434

The Battle of Dogger Bank, AR Medal, 1781, by J. G. Holtzhey, INJVRIIS COACTA, Hollandia and Batavian Lion amidst trophies, IN VADO ASELL • V AVG • MDCCLXXXI •, in exergue in two lines, rev. IMMORTALIBUS BATAVVM GLORIÆ VINDICIUS, names of six Dutch Captains in roundels radiating from that of Admiral Zoutman in centre, plain edge, 45mm, 29.56g (Betts 589; van Loon, Suppl. 562; Ford XIV, 252-254), a couple of nailmarks to fields, otherwise with lightly wiped but nevertheless lustrous and toned surfaces, almost extremely fine

Provenance
BSJ 54, 4 December 2020, lot 2166



Great Britain declared war on the Dutch Republic in 1780 as retaliation against the Dutch support for the American colonies, which were in revolt. In August 1781, a British force under Admiral Hyde Parker engaged the Dutch under Admiral Johan Arnold Zoutman (1724-1793), who commanded the Admiral de Ruyter, 68 guns, in the North Sea. The battle was effectively a draw, as both sides suffered roughly equivalent casualties, but the confidence of the Dutch fleet was clearly shaken, and they remained in port until the conclusion of hostilities in 1784.

Estimate
$500 to $600

Starting price
$480