(1677) AE Medal Betts-52, Victory at Tobago, BN MS(PCGS#613771)
(1677) AE Medal Betts-52, Victory at Tobago, BN MS (PCGS#613771)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 8017
- 等级
- MS64BN
- 价格
- 27,962
- 详细说明
- 1677 Dutch Fleet Burned at Tobago Medal. Betts-52. Bronze, 41.2 mm. MS-64 BN (PCGS). 449.4 grains. Abundant mint color frames devices on both sides, an attractive contrast with choice medium brown color on both sides. The reverse device is a bold and straightforward one, leading to this type being contemporarily copied on several varieties of smaller jetons. A winged Victory holds a lightning bolt, referring to the burning of the Dutch fleet at Tobago, as does the legend INCENSA BATAVORUM CLASSE. While the Dutch fleet did in fact burn at Tobago in March 1677, the Dutch retained the island and the action is not generally seen as a French victory. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from A.H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. in April 1967; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIII, January 2006, lot 734; Bill McKivor. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 613771.