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Auction 103  14 September 2016
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Lot 1120

Estimate: 1000 USD
Price realized: 2200 USD
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FRANCE, Royal. Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, Vice-admiral. 1729-1788. AR Medal (49mm, 63.71 g, 12h). The Capture of Trincomalee. By Dupré, for the Estates of Provence. Dated 1784 (in Roman numerals). P AND DE SUFFREN ST TRIOEZ CHEV DES ORD · DU ROI GR CROIX DE LORD DE ST JEAN DE JERUS VICE ADMIRAL FE FRANCE, bust left, hair tied in ribbon / LE CAP PROTÉGÉ/ TRINQUEMALE PRIS/ GOUDELOUR DELIVRÉ/ L'INDE DÉFENDUE/ SIX COMBATS GLORIEUX/ LES ÉTATS DE PROVENCE/ ONT DÉCERNÉ/ CETTE MÉDAILLE/ MDCCLXXXIV within wreath; small coat-of-arms above. EF, toned, short scratch on obverse. Rare in silver.


Ex Maison Palombo 10 (27 November 2011), 690.
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