^Lot 1172 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon, Ogle and Wentworth / Porto Bello, ex

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon, Ogle and Wentworth / Porto Bello, ex-Adams. AC-PBvow1A. 14.44 grams; 38 mm. AU- with some original color and luster, dentillated rims, rated scarce in AC, single-known obverse die with portraits of Vernon, Ogle and Wentworth (and lion cubs, supposedly in reference to a pair that were born at the Tower of London menagerie at the time and named Vernon and Ogle), similar to Cartagena issue CAvow1. XRF: 41.12% copper, 51.17% zinc, 6.00% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), acquired from Hedley Betts in December 1992.