 James III Appeal against House of Hanover Medal, 1721. Silver, 49.9mm, 49.4 grams. By Ottone Hamerani. MI CLXV:3. Brilliant Uncirculated. Obv. Armored bust of Old Pretender r., VNICA SALVS, Only Safety. Rev. Detailed London view, Barbary pirates swaggering at r. The late Noel Woolfe suggested that this Jacobite medal also protected the economic dislocation of the South Sea Bubble. Splendid prooflike fields gleam under deep ebony toning. (Est. $400-$600)
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