^Lot 1127 Great Britain, medium-sized copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, (ca. 1739), Vernon / Satan, Walpole

Great Britain, medium-sized copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, (ca. 1739), Vernon / Satan and Walpole, ex-Adams (Plate). AC-NLv6E. 8.63 grams; 30 mm. Matte, dark-olive UNC without any marks or wear, rated scarce in AC, apparently the only version of this "Satan" reverse in a small diameter. XRF: 43.31% copper, 49.31% zinc, 5.31% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), plated on page 40 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.