Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 99 13 May 2015
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HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Medal (45mm, 37.11 g, 12h). Spanish Fleet Destroyed off Cape Passaro. By J. Croker. Dated 1718. GEORGIVS · D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET · HIB : REX · F : D :, laureate, draped, and armored bust right / SOCIORVM · PROTECTOR · (the protector of his allies), statue of George (as Neptune) left atop rostral column amidst captured naval trophies; in three lines in exergue, CLASSE · HISP : DELETA ·/AD ORAS · SICILIÆ ·/1718 (the Spanish fleet destroyed off the coast of Sicily). MI 439/42; Eimer 481. EF, toned.