HORNREICH COLLECTION of World and U.S. Historical Medals Including So-Called Dollars
B-59 AE, Victory at Tabago
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
France Tabago 1677 |
| Design Description: |
Capture of Tabago |
| Item Description: |
Bronze AE (1677) BETTS-59 VICTORY AT TABAGO BETTS-59 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, 1677, AE, CAPTURE OF TABACO, France, NGC MS63, Cert# 3661817-023. Capture of Tobago medal. Betts-59. Honorand: Louis XIV, King of France, 1643 - 1715. Choice Uncirulcated. Bronze. 452.3 grains. 41.0 mm. Obv. Louis XiV (XIIII on medal). There are several obverse die varieties. Pleasing and glossy medium brown surfaces, smooth and attractive with no significant faults. A dramatic depiction of the siege of the star fort on the island of Tobago, with mortar shell exploding, is shown on the reverse. "Tabagum Expugnatum". Artist: Jean Mauger, French, 1648 - 1722. Provenance: Believed to be Ex Glode M. Requa Collection, Earlier, Norweb Collection, Lot# 2218, November 7, 2006, Stacks.