Lot 2207

Description

Lord Nelson Return to England, 1800, in gilt white metal (silver??) (28.5g; 38mm) by T.Halliday (BHM 490; Eimer 918), obverse, uniformed bust of Nelson left, reverse, Britannia standing beside an altar and holding a wreath out to an approaching ship, above, 'Hail! Victorious Hero. Thy Victories We Acknowledge And Thy God.' Most gilt gone, edge nicks, surface marks and hairlines, otherwise toned very fine.

Ex Spinks London, numismatic circular, Vol XCIV No.2, March 1986, item 1262.