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Lot 284. Anne, AE Medal 1702, Vigo Bay
Vigo Bay 1702
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, March 16th, 20:34:40 CET)
Current time: Friday, April 4th, 02:24:04 CEST
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CHF 320.00 (6 bids)
Approx. EUR 335.86 / USD 368.46 / GBP 280.47
Bid history
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CHF 320.00
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Bidder 4 *
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2025-03-15, 17:45:42
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CHF 300.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2025-03-16, 20:24:07
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CHF 260.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2025-03-16, 20:24:02
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CHF 240.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2025-03-04, 21:30:56
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CHF 230.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2025-03-13, 21:58:12
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CHF 210.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2025-03-13, 21:57:55
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 4
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eAuction #87, Lot 284. Estimate: CHF 250.00
Great Britain. Anne (1702-1714). AE Medal 1702 (37 mm, 18.64 g), by J. Croker. Expedition to Vigo Bay.
Obv. ANNA · DEI · GRA · MAG : BR : FRA : ET · HIB : REGINA ·, Crowned and
draped bust to left.
Rev. CAPTA · ET · INCENSA · GAL · ET · HISP : CLASSE ·, View of Vigo harbor, with burning Spanish and French vessels within and
under attack by British and Dutch vessels under sail right at its mouth;
two forts to right; in two lines in exergue, AD · VIGVM · XII · OCT
:/MDCCII ·.
MI 236/18; Eimer 395.
Extremely fine.
The War of the Spanish Succession, sparked by Louis XIV of France in his
attempts to expand his hegemony, flared into a continent-wide conflict,
with France, Spain, and Bavaria opposed by a coalition centered around
England, Holland, and Austria. One aim of the Allies was to deprive
Spain of the wealth derived from its American colonies. When Admiral Sir
George Rooke, commander of the combined fleet, learned the 1702
treasure had arrived at Vigo Bay in Spain, he resolved to seize it. His
force of fifty ships besieged the harbor, destroying the French fleet
guarding the convoy, sinking most of the ships and capturing cargo worth
some 2 million pounds at the time. A special issue of gold and silver
coins was struck from the captured plate and a number of medals honored
the great victory.
Ex Münzen & Medaillen GmbH 32 (2010), Lot 633.
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