Katalog - SINCONA Auktion 96

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1708, 19.45 g. Prince James (III), Restoration of the Kingdom. By N. Roettier. Bust, laureate, armoured and draped. CVIVS . EST. Rv. Map of Great Britain and Ireland, marked BRIT L, SCOT E and HIB D.; around the coast. REDDITE. Plain edge. 37.8 mm. Eimer 449A. MI ii 312/133. van Loon V, 98,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1708-9. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, London, August 1996, lot 4469.

James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 - 1 January 1766) was the House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1766. The only son of James II of England and his second wife, Mary of Modena, he was Prince of Wales and heir until his Catholic father was deposed and exiled in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. His Protestant half-sister Mary II and her husband William III became co-monarchs. As a Catholic, he was subsequently excluded from the succession by the Act of Settlement 1701.
James attempted an invasion, trying to land at the Firth of Forth on 23 March 1708 which failed. James served for a time as a volunteer in the French army which recognized his claim to the British Isles.

This medal was struck for distribution among the partisans of the exiled family in 1708. Eimer attributes this piece struck on Peace Negotiations at Gertruydenberg in 1710.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1708, 23.71 g. Attempted Invasion of Scotland. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Britannia, armed, protects the crouching figure of Scotia from the French fleet in flight; one of their ships lying obstructed in the harbour. CLASSE . GALL . FVG. In exergue: AD . FRETVM . EDENBVRG . XIV . MARTII . MDCCVIII. Plain edge. 39.5 mm. Eimer 430. MI ii 316/141. van Loon V, 103,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1708-17. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Rand etwas bearbeitet / Edge slightly tooled.

From the auction Leipziger Münzhandlung 27, Leipzig, September 2001, lot 1222.

The Attempted Invasion of Scotland in 1708 was a failed Jacobite effort to restore the exiled James Francis Edward Stuart (the "Old Pretender") to the throne of Great Britain. This invasion was part of the broader Jacobite risings, which sought to overturn the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and restore the Catholic Stuart dynasty. The attempt was closely tied to the geopolitical context of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714), during which France supported the Jacobite cause as a way to destabilize Britain.

This medal is the only one struck in England to commemorate the attempted invasion of 1708.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Satirical Silver Medal 1708, 30.70 g. Attempted Invasion of Scotland. By M. Brunner. Bust, laureate and draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. An ass about to feed upon a thistle is driven away by a female figure imposing a rose. INIMICVS ODOR APPETITVFORTIOR. In exergue: GALLI SCOTIAM AGGRESSVRI SOLO ANGLORVM ASPECTV FVGANTVR . 1708. Edge: IN FELIX OPERAM PERDAS VT SI QVIS ASELLVM IN CAMPVM DOCEAT . HOR : SERM : L . I. 42.9 mm. Eimer 429. MI ii 321/146. van Loon V, 100,4. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1708-14. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Spink Coin Auctions 36, London, May 1986, lot 1118.

The Attempted Invasion of Scotland in 1708 was a failed Jacobite effort to restore the exiled James Francis Edward Stuart (the "Old Pretender") to the throne of Great Britain. This invasion was part of the broader Jacobite risings, which sought to overturn the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and restore the Catholic Stuart dynasty. The attempt was closely tied to the geopolitical context of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714), during which France supported the Jacobite cause as a way to destabilize Britain.

The old naturalists were of opinion that an ass was fond of thistles, but discomposed at the smell of a rose. England's rose, therefore, drives away the French ass from the Scottish thistle. The inscription on the edge implies that it is as difficult to instruct a Frenchman to invade England as to train an ass to run in a race.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1708, 37.62 g. Battle of Oudenarde. By J. Croker. Bust, crowned and draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FR : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Two captives at the base of a column, surmounted by Victory and decorated with French standards. GALLIS . AD . ALDENARD . VICTIS. In exergue: XXX . IUNII . MDCCVIII. Plain edge. 43.9 mm. Eimer 433. MI ii 322/148. van Loon V, 106,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1708-20. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Münz Zentrum Albrecht + Hoffmann GmbH, Cologne, lot 2965.

The Battle of Oudenarde was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, pitting an Anglo-Dutch force against a French force. The French, at the commencement of the campaign, had surprised some of the towns of Flanders, notably Ghent and Bruges, and obtained possession of them. They then determined to attack Oudenarde, a place of the utmost importance to them as well as to the Allies. By almost incredible exertions, celerity, and skill, Marlborough out-manoeuvred the enemy, compelled them to engage, and signally defeated them.

Their loss amounted to 3,000 killed, 2,000 deserters, and 7,000 prisoners, besides the wounded who were left upon the field of battle. Eugene joined the Duke a day or two before the battle, and commanded the British right. The French were commanded by the Duke of Burgundy and the Duke of Vendome.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1708, 30.07 g. Battle of Oudenarde. Unsigned, by P. H. Müller. Castor and Pollux, on horseback, charging. SALVTARIVM SIDERVM APPARITIO. In exergue: EVGENII ET MARLEBORVGII FELIX CONIVNCTIO. Rv. View of Oudenarde with the battle before the walls. VANDOM . IN FLANDR . SICVT IN ITAL . EVNDEM FVGIT ET VT FVGIENDVS DOCET. In exergue: MVLT . MILL . GALLORVM CLADES AD ALDENAR . MDCCIIX . D . XI . IVL. Edge: NIL DESPERANDVM TEVCRO DVCE ET AVSPICE TEVCRO . HOR. 43.1 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 324/150. Forster 748. van Loon V, 106,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1708-21. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina / Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.

The Battle of Oudenarde was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, pitting an Anglo-Dutch force against a French force. The French, at the commencement of the campaign, had surprised some of the towns of Flanders, notably Ghent and Bruges, and obtained possession of them. They then determined to attack Oudenarde, a place of the utmost importance to them as well as to the Allies. By almost incredible exertions, celerity, and skill, Marlborough out-manoeuvred the enemy, compelled them to engage, and signally defeated them.

Their loss amounted to 3,000 killed, 2,000 deserters, and 7,000 prisoners, besides the wounded who were left upon the field of battle. Eugene joined the Duke a day or two before the battle, and commanded the British right. The French were commanded by the Duke of Burgundy and the Duke of Vendome.

On the obverse Eugene and Marlborough are aptly typified by Castor and Pollux, who alike ran a career of glory, each rejoicing in the other's fame, mutually sharing and contributing to each other's honour, and maintaining an uninterrupted friendship. Marlborough had long expected Eugene to join him with strong reinforcements, but as German councils delayed the advance of the troops, Eugene hurried away alone and arrived at head-quarters only a day or two before the battle. The legend on the reverse is a foolish vaunt. At the battle of Cassano, Eugene and Vendome met, but there was no flight or even retreat, and both parties sang their Te Deum. It was only after Vendome was called away to the Low Countries that the career of Eugene in Italy was marked with any great success and at Oudenarde it was to Vendome alone that the merit was due of having saved a single battalion from destruction or capture.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1708, 33.86 g. Capture of the Citadel of Lille. By P. H. Müller. Victory kicks Lille to the ground, seizing her mural crown. INSVLA FLANDR . GALLIS A FOEDERATIS EREPTA. In exergue: INDEFESSA VIRTVTE IN VICTISSIMI EVGENII SAB . PRINCIPIS . MDCCIIX. Rv. Minerva seated left upon a pile of weapons with her gorgon shield she drives away a French soldier who holds up his shield adorned with three fleurs de lis. SPES HOSTIVM PERTERRITORVM PRAECISA. In exergue: PRVDENTIA FORTISS . DVCIS MARLEBVRG . OBSIDIONEM INSVLANVM PROTE . GENTIS. Edge: SPECTANTE NEC QVICQVAM AVDENTE EXERCITV GALLOR . MAX . SVB DVCE BVRGVND . LVDOVICI NEP. 45.9 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 330/159. Forster 749. van Loon V, 112,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1708-30. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

The siege of Lille (12 August - 10 December 1708) was the main operation of the 1708 campaign season during the War of the Spanish Succession. Following their victory in the Battle of Oudenaarde, the Anglo-Dutch Allies decided to besiege Lille, an important French city and perhaps the strongest fortress in Europe.

The obverse of this medal points to the indefatigable valour of Eugene, who conducted the siege, whilst the reverse commends the prudence and vigilance of Marlborough, who commanded the covering army, and cut off all the hopes of the terrified enemy. The inscription on the edge is a retort upon Louis XIV, who had placed a similar one upon a medal in 1674, after a Dutch armament had fruitlessly threatened the French coast.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1708, 29.62 g. Capture of the Citadel of Lille. By M. Brunner. The city of Lille presents its keys to Prince Eugene and the Duke of Marlborough, dressed in Roman style and each holding a lily. LILIIS DISCERPTIS LILIVM CAPTVM. In exergue: EVGENIO OBSIDENTE, MARLEBORVG : PROTEGENTE, GALLO SPECTANTE INSULÆ CAPTÆ . MDCCIIX XXIII OCT. Rv. Map of the city and citadel of Lille. VRBS ANTIQVA REDIT MVLTOS DOMINATA PER ANNOS . Virg. Edge: NEC MINOR EST VIRTVS, QVAM QVÆRERE FACTA TVERI. 43.1 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 331/160. van Loon V, 112,2. Vanhoudt 1708-31. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

The siege of Lille (12 August - 10 December 1708) was the main operation of the 1708 campaign season during the War of the Spanish Succession. Following their victory in the Battle of Oudenaarde, the Anglo-Dutch Allies decided to besiege Lille, an important French city and perhaps the strongest fortress in Europe.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1708, 35.56 g. Capture of the Citadel of Lille. By J. Croker. Bust, crowned and draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FR : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Victory holding the shield of Lille above a plan of its fortification. INSVLÆ . CAPTÆ . MDCCVIII. Plain edge. 44.3 mm. Eimer 435. MI ii 338/169. van Loon V, 1192. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1708-39. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Herrliche Patina / Most attractively toned.

The siege of Lille (12 August - 10 December 1708) was the main operation of the 1708 campaign season during the War of the Spanish Succession. Following their victory in the Battle of Oudenaarde, the Anglo-Dutch Allies decided to besiege Lille, an important French city and perhaps the strongest fortress in Europe.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1708, 35.15 g. Capture of the Citadel of Lille. Unsigned. Building of Tower of Babel, labourers distressed. CONFVNDAMVS . LINGVAM EORVM . VT NON AVDIAT VNVSQVISQVE VOCEM PROXIMI SVI. In exergue: RYSSEL VEL INSVLÆ PER PRINCIPEM EVGENIVM OB : SESSA 22 . AVG . ET . 23 . OCT . RECEPTA . 1708. Rv. Lille bombarded; above the sun and moon. SISTE SOL IN GIBEON ET IVNA IN VALLE AIALON. In exergue: CASTELLVM RYSEL OBSES : SVM XXVII OCT . RECEPTVM VERO IX DEC. Edge: VNITA VIRTVS VALET. 49.1 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 339/170. van Loon V, 119,4. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1708-41. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

The siege of Lille (12 August - 10 December 1708) was the main operation of the 1708 campaign season during the War of the Spanish Succession. Following their victory in the Battle of Oudenaarde, the Anglo-Dutch Allies decided to besiege Lille, an important French city and perhaps the strongest fortress in Europe.

The distress occasioned by the Confusion of Tongues was intended as a satire upon Vendome and the Duke of Burgundy, whose want of intelligence and co-operation with each other was most disastrous to the French, especially at Oudenarde and Lille. The Sun and Moon are France and her allies, who were compelled to be spectators and to stand still " until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies." The Sun, it will be recollected, was the badge of Louis XIV. The edge refers to the unanimity of action which existed between Marlborough and Eugene on this as on all other occasions of their combined command.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal n. d. (1709), 29.56 g. Failed Peace Negotiations in the War for Spanish Succession. By M. Brunner and G. Nuernberger. Louis XIV surrounded by Envy, Discord and Strife, rejects the offer of Germania. QVEM DAS FINEM REX MAGNE LABORUM. Rv. Louis XIV consults with his astronauts. CYLLENIVS HÆRET ET COELM MARS SOLVS HABET. Edge: LONGI POENAS FORTVNA FAVORIS EXIGIT. 43.1 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 352/187. van Loon V, 137,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-1. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Hess Divo, Zurich, lot 197.

The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Habsburg Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between supporters of the French Bourbons and the Austrian Habsburgs. The Great Frost of 1709, the coldest European winter during the previous 500 years, caused widespread famine in France and Spain, forcing Louis to re-open negotiations and he hinted at his willingness to cede French fortresses to the Dutch Republic. In May the Allies presented him with the preliminaries of the Hague. Britain and Austria still insisted on an undivided Spanish monarchy for Archduke Charles and having to cede the strongholds, Thionville, Cambrai and Valenciennes as collateral. However, the negotiations went nowhere.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 22.79 g. Capture of Tournay. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Pallas seated, beside military trophies; town in the distance. TORNACO . EXPVGNATO. In exergue: MDCCIX. Plain edge. 39.6 mm. Eimer 437. MI ii 354/190. van Loon V, 141,6. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-12. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Münz Zentrum Albrecht + Hoffmann GmbH, Cologne, lot 2907.

The siege of Tournai was a siege of the city of Tournai, then part of the Kingdom of France, between 28 June and 3 September 1709. A Grand Alliance army under the British Duke of Marlborough successfully forced the surrender of the French garrison during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 29.09 g. Capture of Tournay. Unsigned. A Spanish ship, with French colours, in heavy seas, on which are bales, one marked DORNIK, of jettisoned cargo. NE PEREAT PERDIT. Rv. City under bombardment. SOLVTA CATENIS INSVRGIT. In exergue: TORNACVM CAP : TVM . MDCCIX. Edge: REGNI COLLAPSA RVVNT IMMANIA MEMBRA . VIRGIL. 44.9 mm. Eimer 436. MI ii 356/193. van Loon V, 141,5. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-11. Selten / Rare. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.

The siege of Tournai was a siege of the city of Tournai, then part of the Kingdom of France, between 28 June and 3 September 1709. A Grand Alliance army under the British Duke of Marlborough successfully forced the surrender of the French garrison during the War of the Spanish Succession.

This medal intimates that France, having obtained possession of a portion of the Spanish Netherlands, found herself incapable of holding it. But in order that she should not be compelled to abandon it altogether, she was willing to sacrifice a few places in order to preserve the rest.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 39.89 g. Battle of Malplaquet. By J. Croker. Bust, crowned, armoured and draped. ANNA . D : G . MAG : BRI : FR : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Battle scene in a wood; Victory hovering with two laurel wreaths. CONCORDIA . ET . VIRTVTE. In exergue: GALLIS . AD . TAISNIERE . DEVICTIS . AVG : XXXI . MDCCIX. Plain edge. 47.5 mm. Eimer 438. MI ii 359/197. van Loon V, 145,3. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-16. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Münzenhandlung Heinrich Winter 45, Dusseldorf, May 1983, lot 2915.

The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on 11 September 1709, was one of the bloodiest engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714). It pitted the forces of the Grand Alliance (led by England, the Dutch Republic, and the Holy Roman Empire) against the French army. Although the Grand Alliance technically won the battle, the heavy casualties and strategic consequences made it a Pyrrhic victory. It was a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession, leading to a prolonged stalemate and eventual peace negotiations.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 29.15 g. Battle of Malplaquet. Unsigned, by G. Hautsch. Armoured and draped busts of Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough facing each other. EVGENIVS . FRANC . DVX . SABAVD . IOHANNES . DUV . D . MARL . S . R . I . P. Rv. Sun, partially obscured by clouds, above an open landscape. CRVENTVS OCCIDIT. In exergue: GALLI AD MONTES HAN . VICTI . A . MDCCIX . D . XI . SEPT. Plain edge. 43.9 mm. Eimer 439. MI ii 360/198. van Loon V, 145,4. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-17. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.

Purchased from Spink & Son, London, February 1992, lot 319.

The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on 11 September 1709, was one of the bloodiest engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714). It pitted the forces of the Grand Alliance (led by England, the Dutch Republic, and the Holy Roman Empire) against the French army. Although the Grand Alliance technically won the battle, the heavy casualties and strategic consequences made it a Pyrrhic victory. It was a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession, leading to a prolonged stalemate and eventual peace negotiations.

The medal was struck in Nuremberg.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 21.89 g. Capture of Mons. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Victory flying; a city, beyond. MONTIBVS . IN . HANNO NIA . CAPTIS. In exergue: MDCCIX. Plain edge. 39.8 mm. Eimer 440. MI ii 362/202. van Loon V, 149,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-20. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from Leu Numismatik, Zurich.

The siege of Mons took place between 19 September and 23 October 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It saw a Franco-Spanish garrison in the fortified town of Mons, then in the Spanish Netherlands, besieged and captured by a force of the Duke of Marlborough's Grand Alliance army under the command of the Prince of Orange. Owing to high Allied and French losses at Malplaquet, the capture of Mons was the final significant engagement of the campaign of 1709.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Satirical Silver Medal 1709, 29.09 g. Capture of Mons. By M. Brunner and G. Nuernberger. Gallia, holding chain of Mons who is crowned and seated on rock; holding shield up against Bellona who is throwing lightnings. NEC CASTRA NEC MVNIMENTA. In exergue: POSTSCENIVM AVTVMNI. Rv. Colossus of Rhodes falling apart. MOLE RVIT SVA. In exergue: MONTES HANN . GALLIA LAB . RECVPERATI . XXIII OCT . MDCCIX. Plain edge. 42.8 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 363/203. van Loon V, 149,3. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-21. Selten / Rare. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from Dolphin Coins, London, April 1997, lot 32.

The siege of Mons took place between 19 September and 23 October 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It saw a Franco-Spanish garrison in the fortified town of Mons, then in the Spanish Netherlands, besieged and captured by a force of the Duke of Marlborough's Grand Alliance army under the command of the Prince of Orange. Owing to high Allied and French losses at Malplaquet, the capture of Mons was the final significant engagement of the campaign of 1709.

The tragedy of the Autumn had been performed, the actors had retired to the Green Room, and returned to their true characters. France, no longer gay and vaunting, now quailed before the genius of Marlborough and Eugene, whose union and concord are represented by the fasces, and in vain attempted to protect herself behind the entrenchments at Malplaquet and the fortifications at Mons. The Colossus at Khodes was a statue of the Sun, which, like Louis XIV, who grasped at a larger empire than he could govern, fell to pieces through its own unwieldiness.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1709, 25.54 g. Campaign of 1709. By P. H. Mueller. Bust, draped. ANNA . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA. Rv. Mars and Hercules, leaning on shield each which have a view on the Battle of Malplaquet and MONS respectively, looking at a pedestal with a view of TORNICK. TVRRIS . CASTRA . MONTES VICTI. In exergue: VICTORIA PACIF . A : MDCCIX. Plain edge. 43.7 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 366/207. Forster -. van Loon V, 152,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1709-25. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine.

From the auction Münzen und Medaillen AG 533, Basel, July 1990, lot 171.

The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Habsburg Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between supporters of the French Bourbons and the Austrian Habsburgs.

Following success in the Siege of Tournai, the 1709 offensive in northern France culminated in the Battle of Malplaquet on 11 September; a nominal Allied victory, but one in which their total casualties numbered a quarter of their army. Although the French strategic position continued to deteriorate, the battle showed that their fighting abilities had remained intact and increased war-weariness in both Britain and the Dutch Republic. More significant were Franco-Spanish victories at Alicante in April, and La Gudina in May, which showed that a successful military solution in Spain for the Allies now appeared remote.

Hercules and Mars indicate that force and military skill produced the results of this campaign. The legend is somewhat a play of words. The Tower means Tournay, the entrenchments are those at Malplaquet, and the mountains are only to be found in the name of Mons.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1710, 45.21 g. Capture of Douay. By J. Croker. Bust, laureate and draped. ANNA AVGVSTA. Rv. Victory attaches a shield, inscribed SALVS PROVIN, to column standing amongst trophies; beyond, enemy in flight. VALLO . GALLORVM . DIRVTO. In exergue: ET . DVACO . CAPTO . MDCCX. Plain edge. 48 mm. Eimer 443. MI ii 369/213. van Loon V, 165,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1710-10. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Graffito auf dem Rand / Graffito on edge.

Purchased from Coincraft, London, September 1997, lot RC1074.

The siege of Douai, which lasted from 22 April 1710 until the capitulation of the garrison on 25 June 1710 was part of the Allied Campaign of 1710 in the War of the Spanish Succession.

The dies of the obverses of the specimens in silver and copper slightly vary.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1710, 29.80 g. Capture of Douay. Unsigned, probably by M. Brunner. Sun disappearing behind a terrestrial globe. DEFECTVM LVMINE VIDIT. Rv. Two soldiers seated playing dice, with counters labelled MONS, RUSEL, DORNIC, ARRAS, PARIS and DOUAY, the last of which they exchange. SPES PERDENS. In exergue: DVACVM GALLIS PACEM SPERN . EREPTVM . MDCCX. Plain edge. 44 mm. Eimer 444. MI ii 371/216. van Loon V, 165,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1710-11. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.

Purchased from Schweizerischer Bankverein, Basel, July 1992, lot 1410.

The siege of Douai, which lasted from 22 April 1710 until the capitulation of the garrison on 25 June 1710 was part of the Allied Campaign of 1710 in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Louis XIV sees his emblem, the Sun, eclipsed. On the reverse he appears as a gamester, who, having lost some great stakes, seems prepared to risk his last and most valuable property as a sort of forlorn hope in an effort to regain what he had lost.