SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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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.