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November 22, 2012 - LoNdoN<br />

144<br />

Red Hot Shot Medal 1782, 41mm, copper, obverse<br />

featuring a moored floating battery with fire bombs<br />

l<strong>and</strong>ing on the roof, ‘The Pastora Battl. Ship Adml.<br />

Morino’ inscribed below, recipient’s name ‘H. Hobbs’<br />

at bottom, reverse featuring an active furnace with<br />

‘Fur’ to the left <strong>and</strong> ‘nace’ to the right, ‘Spaniards<br />

defeated by Red Hot Shot at Gibraltar Septey. 13th.<br />

1782’ inscribed below, minor dinting, good very fine,<br />

with integral large ring suspension<br />

£800-1,200<br />

Approximately ten named <strong>medals</strong> are known to exist.<br />

PROVENANCE:<br />

Glendining, February 1909<br />

Glendining, July 1923<br />

Glendining, July 1928<br />

Glendining, June 1947<br />

Charles Lovell Collection 1977.<br />

144<br />

145<br />

103<br />

145<br />

Red Hot Shot Medal 1782, 38mm, copper, obverse<br />

featuring a moored floating battery with three fire<br />

bombs l<strong>and</strong>ing on the roof, ‘The Pastora Battery Ship<br />

Adl. Morino’ inscribed below, recipient’s initials<br />

‘H.C.’ at bottom, reverse featuring an active furnace<br />

with ‘Fur’ to the left <strong>and</strong> ‘nace’ to the right, ‘Spaniards<br />

defeated by Red Hot Shot at Gibraltar Sept. 13th.<br />

1782’ inscribed below, nearly very fine, with integral<br />

large ring suspension<br />

£300-400

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