Katalog - SINCONA Auktion 96

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1702, 17.99 g. Expedition to Vigo Bay. Unsigned, by J. Croker. Bust, crowned and draped. ANNA . DEI . GRA : MAG : BR: FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. Ships burning within a harbour, a fleet lying at its mouth near a fort. CAPTA . ET . INCENSA . GAL : ET . HISP : CLASSE. In exergue: AD . VIGVM . XII . OCT : M : DCCII. Plain edge. 37.2 mm. Eimer 395a. MI ii 236/18. van Loon IV, 363,3. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1702-34. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine.

The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession.

The engagement followed an Anglo-Dutch attempt to capture the Spanish port of Cádiz in September in an effort to secure a naval base in the Iberian Peninsula. From this station, the Anglo-Dutch Allies had hoped to conduct operations in the western Mediterranean Sea, particularly against the French at Toulon.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1702, 18.14 g. Capitulation of Towns on the River Meuse. Unsigned, by J. Croker. Bust, crowned and draped. ANNA . DEI . GRA : MAG : BR: FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. Columns of soldiers near artillery bombarding a fortified city. VIRES . ANIMVMQVE . MINISTRAT. In exergue: CAPTIS . TRAJANA . VENLOA . RVREMVNDA . STEPHANOVERDA . LEODIO . MDCCII. Plain edge. 36.5 mm. Eimer 396. MI ii 241/26. van Loon IV, 358. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1702-27. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Kleine Kratzer / Small scratches.

Purchased from Spink & Son, London, February 1992, lot 283.

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.

During 1702, the Grand Alliance repelled an assault on Nijmegen, captured Kaiserswerth, a strong town on the eastern side of the Dutch Republic, and took Venlo, Roermond, Stevensweert and Liège along the Meuse.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1703, 37.14 g. Duke of Marlborough, Cities Captures. Unsigned, by J. Croker. Bust draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. Equestrian figure of Marlborough receives the keys of Bonn, Huy and Limbourg offered on a salver by a kneeling female figure murally crowned. SINE . CLADE . VICTOR. In exergue: CAPTIS . BONNA . HVO . LIMBVRGO . 1703. Plain edge. 41.9 mm. Eimer 400. MI ii 246/35. van Loon IV, 399. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1703-6. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from the stock of Adolph Hess AG, Luzern.

General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (26 May 1650 - 16 June 1722) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. He is known for never having lost a battle.

The obverse of this medal refers to the victories of the Allies in Holland in 1703. Marlborough took Bonn, Huy, and Limbourg, and Frederick I of Prussia Rheinberg and Geldern.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1704, 37.35 g. Queen Anne's Bounty. By J. Croker. Bust laureate and draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BRI FR : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. Anne seated, presents a charter to kneeling clergy. PIETAS . AVGVSTÆ. In exergue: PRIMITIIS . ET . DECIMIS . ECCLESIÆ . CONCESSIS . MDCCIV. Plain edge. 44.8 mm. Eimer 404. MI ii 251/43. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

From the auction Münz Zentrum Albrecht + Hoffmann GmbH 46, Köln, April 1982, lot 2915.

Queen Anne's Bounty was a scheme established in 1704 to augment the incomes of the poorer clergy of the Church of England and by extension the organisation ("The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy") that administered the bounty (and eventually a number of other forms of assistance to poor livings).

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Anne, 1702-1714. Gold Medal 1704, 49.91 g. Battle of Blenheim. By J. Boskam. Bust of Anne, draped and bound hair. ANNA . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA. In exergue: I . BOSKAM . F. Rv. Battlefield with Danube in the Distance; in foreground Duke of Marlborough mounted, commanding. DE . GALL . ET . BAV . ITERVM . AD . DANVB . MARIB . DVCE. In exergue: DELETO . HOST . ING . EXERC . MDCCIIII. Plain edge. 44 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 255/48. van Loon IV, 427,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-9. Sehr selten / Very rare. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.

From the auction Spink & Son Numismatics 19, Zurich, April 1986, lot 834.

The Battle of Blenheim, fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory - led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy - ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the reconstituted Grand Alliance.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Gold Medal 1704, 25.13 g. Battle of Blenheim, Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REG: In exergue: CROKER. Rv. Britannia seated upon a globe; Victory in her hand, observes a captive seated on military trophies. DE . GALL : ET . BAV : AD . BLENHEIM. In exergue: CAPT : ET . CÆS : XXXM . SIGN . RELAT . CLXIII . MDCCIV. Plain edge. 34.4 mm. Eimer 409. MI ii 256/49. van Loon IV, 427,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-10. Sehr selten / Very rare. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Prachtvolle Erhaltung / Magnificent condition.

From the auction Künker 51, Munich, November 1989, lot 970.

The Battle of Blenheim, fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory - led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy - ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the reconstituted Grand Alliance.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1704, 15.23 g. Battle of Blenheim, Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REG: In exergue: CROKER. Rv. Britannia seated upon a globe; Victory in her hand, observes a captive seated on military trophies. DE . GALL : ET . BAV : AD . BLENHEIM. In exergue: CAPT : ET . CÆS : XXXM . SIGN . RELAT . CLXIII . MDCCIV. Plain edge. 34.8 mm. Eimer 409. MI ii 256/49. van Loon IV, 427,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-10. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

The Battle of Blenheim, fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory - led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy - ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the reconstituted Grand Alliance.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1704, 18.49 g. Battle of Blenheim, Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough. By G. Hautsch. Bust, armoured. IOH . D . MARLEBVRG . ANG . EXER . CAPIT . GENER. Rv. Mars seated, leaning on his shield inscribed MARS VLTOR, watches battle. MIRATVR TELIS AEMVLA TELA SVIS. In exergue: OB GALLOS ET BAVAROS DEVICTOS . TALLARDO DVC . AD HOCHSTAD . CAPTO 1704. On edge: FORTUNÆ OBSEQVENTI DVCIS FORTISSIMI POST PRIMITIAS SCHELLENBERGICAS. 37.1 mm. Eimer 407. MI ii 256/50. van Loon IV, 427,4. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-12. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from Münzen- & Medaillenhandlung 8, Stuttgart, June 1992, lot 1622.

The Battle of Blenheim, fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory - led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy - ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the reconstituted Grand Alliance.

This medal was struck at Nuremberg.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1704, 28.97 g. Battle of Blenheim, Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough. By F. Kleiner. Two Victories support three shields bearing the portraits of EVGEN . DVX . SABAVD . / LVDOV . WILH . MARCH . BADEN . / IOHANN . DVX . MARLEBVRG. A band beneath inscribed HIS TVTELARIBVS. PROBATA SOCIORVM VIRTVS FIDESQVE. In exergue: FRANCONIA SERVATA SVEVIA LIBERATA 1704. Rv. Genius of Danube looking to Victory seated amidst pile of arms with shield inscribed XIII AVG. TALLARD . FR . MARESCH . CVM MVLT . DVCIB . ET . X MILLIB . MILIT . CAPTIS. In exergue: GALLIS BAVARISQVE DEVICTIS. Edge: DEFENSA FORTITER CONTRA GALLOS ET BOIOARIOS GERMANIA . FK. 44.8 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 262/58. van Loon IV, 424,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-7. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine.

From the auction Leu Numismatik 78, Zurich, November 2000, lot 392.

The Battle of Blenheim, fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory - led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy - ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the reconstituted Grand Alliance.

This medal was struck at Nuremberg.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1704, 29.15 g. British Victories. By P. H. Müller, executed by F. Kleinert. Bust, draped. ANNA . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA. Rv. Neptune besides a shield inscribed GERMANIA SERVAT . GALLIS BIS VICT. presents a trident and crown to Britannia; seated amidst a pile of arms and holding a small figure of Victory; above a larger Victory. MARIS IMPERIVM ASSERT . PORTV GIBRALTAR CAPTO . CLASSE GALL . EVGATA. In exergue: VIRTVS ANGLORVM VICTRIX PERPETVA . 1704. Edge: GALLICA NVNC LVPATIS TEMPERET ORA FRÆNIS HORAT. (FK). 44.2 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 269/69. Forster 729. van Loon IV, 454,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-39. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from Münzen- & Medaillenhandlung 8, Stuttgart, June 1992, lot 1623.

In the greater frame of the War of the Spanish Succession, the Anglo-Dutch Allies thwarted the Franco-Bavarian plan in 1704 to march on Vienna, while the Austrian resources were absorbed by Rákóczi's War of Independence in Hungary. Allied victory at Blenheim on 13 August forced Bavaria out of the war and the Treaty of Ilbersheim placed it under Austrian rule. Furthermore, the British-Dutch capture of Gibraltar was a significant blow to Bourbon prestige.

This medal was struck in Nuremberg.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1704, 25.74 g. British Victories. By G. Hautsch. Bust, draped. ANNA . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA. Rv. Britannia seated beneath a palm tree decorated with three shields, inscribed DE GALL ET BAVA AD DONAWERD / DE GALL . ET BAVA . ITER . AD HOCHSTAD / GERMANIA LIBERATA HOSTIB FVGAT. Beyond, GIBRALTAR and a fleet. DIVES TRIVM PHIS ANGLIA. In exergue: FRETO . GADITAN . OCCVPAT . CLASSE . GALL . FVGATA . MDCCIV. Edge: IN OMNI GENTE . QVÆ AVDERIT NOMENTVVM, MAGNIFICABITVR SVPER TE DEVS ISRAEL . IVDTH . XIII . 31. 40.6 mm. Eimer 411. MI ii 270/70. van Loon IV, 454,3. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1704-40. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina / Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.

In the greater frame of the War of the Spanish Succession, the Anglo-Dutch Allies thwarted the Franco-Bavarian plan in 1704 to march on Vienna, while the Austrian resources were absorbed by Rákóczi's War of Independence in Hungary. Allied victory at Blenheim on 13 August forced Bavaria out of the war and the Treaty of Ilbersheim placed it under Austrian rule. Furthermore, the British-Dutch capture of Gibraltar was a significant blow to Bourbon prestige.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1706, 15.54 g. Barcelona Relieved. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB : REG. Below: I . C. Rv. Sun eclipsed above city and harbour. BARCELONA . LIB . GALLIS . FVG. In exergue: I . MAII . MDCCVI. Plain edge. 34.6 mm. Eimer 418. MI ii 280/86. van Loon V, 22,4. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1706-4. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Bankhaus Aufhäuser 10, Munich, October 1993, lot 1069.

The siege of Barcelona took place between 3 and 27 April 1706 during the War of the Spanish Succession when a Franco-Spanish army laid siege to Barcelona in an attempt to recapture the city following its fall to an English-led Allied army the previous year.

After the Grand Alliance victory at Barcelona, the solar eclipse of 12 May 1706 was widely interpreted as the “eclipse of Sun King”.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1706, 29.11 g. Barcelona Relieved. By M. Brunner. Bust of Charles III. of Spain, armoured and draped. CAROLVS . III . HISPANIAR ET INDIAR . REX . CATHOL. On truncation monogram MB. Rv. Charles, armed, protects Barcelona under his shield and menaces Philip, who flees. TVTORI AC CONSERVATORI SVO. In exergue: BARCELLONA AB OBSID . IRRIT . DVCIS ANDEGAV . LIBERATA . 12 . MAII . 1706 . GFN. Plain edge. 43.2 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 284/91. van Loon V, 22,3. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1706-3. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine.

Purchased from Spink & Son, London, February 1992, lot 295.

The siege of Barcelona took place between 3 and 27 April 1706 during the War of the Spanish Succession when a Franco-Spanish army laid siege to Barcelona in an attempt to recapture the city following its fall to an English-led Allied army the previous year.

After the Grand Alliance victory at Barcelona, the solar eclipse of 12 May 1706 was widely interpreted as the “eclipse of Sun King”.

This medal was dedicated by Barcelona to Charles III as her protector and preserver. It does not mention Great Britain, but it commemorates an event effected by her means.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Gold Medal 1706, 24.28 g. Battle of Ramillies. By J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB : REG. Below: I . C. Rv. Map of the conquered provinces displayed by two Fames; town in the distance. GALLIS . AD . RAMELLIES . VICTIS . XII . MAII . MDCCVI. In exergue: FLANDR . ET . BRABANT RECEPT. Plain edge. 34.9 mm. Eimer 419. MI ii 284/92. van Loon V, 33,6. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1706-18. Sehr selten / Very rare. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Kleiner Randfehler / Minor edge flaw.

Purchased from Fiorino d'Oro, Corzonesco, February 2004.

The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was one of the most significant engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714). It was a decisive victory for the Grand Alliance, led by John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, over the French and Bavarian forces under François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi. The battle solidified Marlborough's reputation as one of the greatest military commanders of his time and it marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession, shifting the momentum in favor of the Grand Alliance.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1706, 17.89 g. Battle of Ramillies, Conquest of Brabant. By G. Hautsch. Bust, armoured and draped. IOH . D . G . S . R . I . PR . D . MARL . EXERC . ANGL . C . G. Rv. Mars, bearing shields of Brabant, Flanders and Antwerp, strides over the enemy lying prostrate. PRETIVM NON VILE LABORVM. In exergue: GALLIS ACIE DEVICTIS . BRA . BANTIA . FLANDR . ET : ANT . VVERP . XV . DIER . SP . EREPT . 1706. Edge: MARTE FEROX ET VINCI NESCIVS ARMIS . VIRG. 36.4 mm. Eimer 420. MI ii 287/95. van Loon V, 33,5. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1706-17. Sehr schön / Very Fine. Rand und Felder überarbeitet / Edge and fields tooled.

From the auction Spink Taisei Numismatics 33, Zurich, April 1990, lot 827.

The Battle of Ramillies, fought on 23 May 1706, was one of the most significant engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714). It was a decisive victory for the Grand Alliance, led by John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, over the French and Bavarian forces under François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi. The battle solidified Marlborough's reputation as one of the greatest military commanders of his time and it marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession, shifting the momentum in favor of the Grand Alliance.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Satirical Silver Medal 1706, 29.66 g. Victories over Louis XIV. Unsigned, by P. H. Müller. Anne, as Minerva, subdues Louis XIV armed as a Roman warrior. LVDOVICVS MAGNVS ANNA MAIOR. Rv. Victory advancing, behind a military trophy inscribed CLADES GALLOR IN BRAB 23 . MAI on a shield. CVRA PVGNACIS FACTA MINERVAE. In exergue: XII . VRBES CVM PRO : VINCIIS INTRA XV . D : RECEPTÆ . 1706. Border twelve shields inscribed BRVSSELLA / MECHLINA / LIERA / ANTVERPIA / FVRNA / ALOSTVM / ATHVM / ALDENARDA / BRUGÆ / GANDAVIVM / DAMIVM / LOVANIVM. Edge: DOMINVS TRADIDIT EVM IN MANVS FOEMINÆ . IVDITH . XVI . C . 43.2 mm. Eimer 421. MI ii 288/97. Forster 743. van Loon V, 39,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1706-21. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Herrliche Patina / Most attractively toned.

From the auction Adolph Hess AG 263, Zurich, February 1994, lot 765.

In the greater frame of the War for Spanish Succession, in 1706, the Anglo-Dutch Allies won several Victories over the French Bourbons: the French were comprehensively defeated at Ramillies by an Allied army under Marlborough, which then occupied much of the Spanish Netherlands in under two weeks; the assault on Barcelona was repulsed, while an Allied force was allowed from Portugal to enter Madrid and Zaragoza; and further successes overseas.

The coat of arms on the back shows the shields with the Latin names of the conquered cities: Brussels, Mechelen, Lier, Antwerp, Veurne, Aalst, Aath, Audenarde, Bruges, Ghent, Damme, Louvain.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Satirical Silver Medal n. d. (1706), 29.31 g. Victories over Louis XIV. Unsigned, by P. H. Müller. Anne, as Minerva, subdues Louis XIV armed as a Roman warrior. LVDOVICVS MAGNVS ANNA MAIOR. Rv. A woman in a besieged tower casts stones down on the enemy. PERCVTE ME NE DICTATVR QVOD A FEMINA INTERFECTVS SIM . IVDIC . C . C . 9. Edge: DOMINVS TRADIDIT EVM IN MANVS FOEMINÆ . IVDITH . XVI . C . 43.2 mm. Eimer 422. MI ii 289/98. Forster 847. van Loon V, 39,3. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1706-22. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Herrliche Patina / Most attractively toned.

From the auction Spink Taisei Numismatics 33, Zurich, April 1990, lot 830.

In the greater frame of the War for Spanish Succession, in 1706, the Anglo-Dutch Allies won several Victories over the French Bourbons: the French were comprehensively defeated at Ramillies by an Allied army under Marlborough, which then occupied much of the Spanish Netherlands in under two weeks; the assault on Barcelona was repulsed, while an Allied force was allowed from Portugal to enter Madrid and Zaragoza; and further successes overseas.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1707, 42.11 g. Union of England and Scotland. By J. Croker. Bust, crowned and draped. ANNA . D : G . MAG : BRI : FR : ET . HIB : REG: Rv. British shield within the Garter, crowned, upon a pedestal inscribed with the double cypher of A R; supported by a lion and unicorn. MAII . I . MDCCVII. Plain edge. 47.2 mm. Eimer 424a. MI ii 295/107. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Herrliche Patina / Most attractively toned.

Purchased from Coincraft, London, September 1997, lot RC1071.

The Acts of Union refer to two acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England. They put into effect the International Treaty of Union agreed on 22 July 1706, which politically joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single "political state", the Kingdom of Great Britain, with Queen Anne as sovereign of both Kingdoms. The English and Scots acts of ratification took effect on 1 May 1707, creating the new kingdom, with its parliament based in the Palace of Westminster.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Gold Medal n. d. (1707), 272.08 g. Union of England and Scotland. Unsigned, by J. Croker. Bust, crowned and draped. ANNA . DEI . GRATIA . MAG : BRITAN : FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. Statue of Anne, as Pallas. NOVÆ . PALLADIVM . TROIÆ. Plain edge. 70.5 mm. Eimer 423. MI ii 298/115. van Loon IV, 349. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1702-18. Sehr selten / Very rare. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine. Felder und Rand leicht berieben / Fields and edge slightly polished.

From the auction Spink 85, London, 1991, lot 350.

The Acts of Union refer to two acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England. They put into effect the International Treaty of Union agreed on 22 July 1706, which politically joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single "political state", the Kingdom of Great Britain, with Queen Anne as sovereign of both Kingdoms. The English and Scots acts of ratification took effect on 1 May 1707, creating the new kingdom, with its parliament based in the Palace of Westminster.

This medal is placed by van Loon and others amongst those which commemorate the Queen's accession, but, comparing the decoration of her person with that on other medals of about 1707 and 1708, there can be little doubt but that they were all struck about the same period.