Baldwin & Sons
Auction 81 10 May 2013
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS. BRITISH MEDALS. Charles Spencer (1706-1758), Duke of Marlborough, soldier and politician, Copper Medal, 1742, by J A Dassier, armoured bust right, hair tied en queue, rev DUX DE MARLBOROUGH MDCCXLII, 54.5mm (MI 568/202; Eimer 568; Eisler II, 292, 5). Extremely fine.
Spencer served in Europe through the Seven Years War, fighting alongside the King at the Battle of Dettingen in 1745. He was to die in Germany shortly after his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces.
Estimate: £100-150
Spencer served in Europe through the Seven Years War, fighting alongside the King at the Battle of Dettingen in 1745. He was to die in Germany shortly after his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces.
Estimate: £100-150