拍品 44
44
The Recovery of Spanish Treasure off St. Domingo, 1687, Silver, 54 mm, by G. Bower, conjoined busts of James II and Queen Mary right, rev., a ship at anchor, boats from the ship over a reef engaged in recovering treasure from the wreck, SEMPER TIBI PENDEAT HAMUS (ALWAYS LET YOUR HOOK BE HANGING) (MI i, 619/33), extremely fine
The Recovery of Spanish Treasure off St. Domingo, 1687, Silver, 54 mm, by G. Bower, conjoined busts of James II and Queen Mary right, rev., a ship at anchor, boats from the ship over a reef engaged in recovering treasure from the wreck, SEMPER TIBI PENDEAT HAMUS (ALWAYS LET YOUR HOOK BE HANGING) (MI i, 619/33), extremely fine

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The Recovery of Spanish Treasure off St. Domingo, 1687, Silver, 54 mm, by G. Bower, conjoined busts of James II and Queen Mary right, rev., a ship at anchor, boats from the ship over a reef engaged in recovering treasure from the wreck, SEMPER TIBI PENDEAT HAMUS (ALWAYS LET YOUR HOOK BE HANGING) (MI i, 619/33), extremely fine
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This medal was presented to the ships officers and investors in a venture to recover
treasure from a Spanish ship that had sunk off Hispaniola 44 years before. The leader of the expedition, Capt. William Phipps was initially unsuccessful and finally on the brink of bankruptcy in 1687, treasure was recovered. The expedition returned to England with #300,000 in silver from the wreck.