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James II silver "Recovery of Treasure at St. Domingo" Medal 1687 UNC, Betts-67. 54.4mm. By George Bower. Commemorating the salvaging of the 1641 Spanish shipwreck Concepcion in 1687, and struck from the very silver recovered from the wreck. The obverse shows King James II alongside Queen Mary, whilst the reverse depicts the salvaging itself; a longboat inspects the carcass of Concepcion whilst Sir William Phipp's treasure recovery vessel sits on the horizon. Never encountered in this state of preservation, the majority of medals of this age have met with cleaning, tooling or other damage - however this example exhibits wonderful original surfaces, extremely limited evidence of contact, and a superb cabinet patina. For an example of this popular type, look no further for quality.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
James II silver "Recovery of Treasure at St. Domingo" Medal 1687 UNC, Betts-67. 54.4mm. By George Bower. Commemorating the salvaging of the 1641 Spanish shipwreck Concepcion in 1687, and struck from the very silver recovered from the wreck. The obverse shows King James II alongside Queen Mary, whilst the reverse depicts the salvaging itself; a longboat inspects the carcass of Concepcion whilst Sir William Phipp's treasure recovery vessel sits on the horizon. Never encountered in this state of preservation, the majority of medals of this age have met with cleaning, tooling or other damage - however this example exhibits wonderful original surfaces, extremely limited evidence of contact, and a superb cabinet patina. For an example of this popular type, look no further for quality.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD