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Commodore Preble Bombardment of Tripoli, 1804

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Commodore Preble Bombardment of Tripoli, 1804
1804, Commodore Edward Prebble (1762-1807), The Blockade and Bombardment of Tripoli, Comitia American, Copper Medal 1804, by J M Reich, bust left in uniform, rev view of the action with four ships firing onto the town, VINDICI COMMERCII AMERICANI, Ae, 64mm, EF, some edge nicks (Loubat 23, pl.XXIV; MH 519). Very fine, a later striking on rusty dies, perhaps mid-1800's.