Naval Action off Cape Passaro, AR Medal, 1718, by John Croker, GEORGIVS • D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET • HIB : REX • F : D :, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. SOCIORVM • PROTECTOR •, statue of the King as Neptune, upon a rostral column amidst captured naval trophies, CLASSE • HISP • DELETA • AD • ORAS • SICILAE • 1718 in exergue in three lines, edge plain, 45mm, 35.07g, 12h (Eimer 481; MI ii 439/42), some light contact marks to obverse field, otherwise lustrous and richly toned with hues of blue and ochre especially to reverse, a really good very fine, and most attractive.
Estimate: £500 - £600