Catalog - SINCONA Auction 96

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1695, 36.26 g. Siege and Recapture of Namur. By G. Hautsch. Hercules carries oval medallions of WILH . III . D . G . MAG . BRITAN . REX. and MAX . EMA . D . G . BAV . EL.; a dragon and a Cerberus at his feet. PROPVGNATORIBVS ORBIS. In exergue: TESTANTVR FACTA TRIVMPHI. Rv. Town and fortifications upon a hill. NON AVRO, VIRTVTE DVCVM. In exergue: NAMVRCVM RECEPTVM . MDCVC. Edge: REX ANGLVS FVSO GAVDENT BAVARVSQVE NAMVRCO. 45.3 mm. Eimer 366. MI ii 139/395. van Loon IV, 203,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1695-32. Sehr schön / Very Fine.

The 1695 siege of Namur or second siege of Namur took place during the Nine Years' War between 2 July and 4 September 1695. Its capture by the French in the 1692 siege and the recapture by the Grand Alliance in 1695 are often viewed as the defining events of the war, the second siege is considered to be William III's most significant military success during the war.

Hercules with William and the Elector are the champions of the world. Namur, the lion's skin, the apple of the Hesperides, the dragon and Cerberus are the triumphs which bear evidence to their respective achievements.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1695, 8.29 g. Nicholas Witsen, Ambassador. Unsigned. Bust. N . WITSEN CONS . AMST . AD REGEM ANGLIÆ LEGATVS . MDCXCV. Rv. A battering ram, with a breach in a wall. LABOR OMNIA VINCIT. Plain edge. 24.1 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 147/408. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Herrliche Patina / Most attractively toned.

Nicolaes Witsen (8 May 1641 - 10 August 1717) was a Dutch statesman who was mayor of Amsterdam thirteen times, between 1682 and 1706. In 1693, he became administrator of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In 1689, he was extraordinary-ambassador to the English court and became Fellow of the Royal Society. In his free time, he was cartographer, maritime writer, and an authority on shipbuilding.

His books on the subject are important sources on Dutch shipbuilding in the 17th century. Furthermore, he was an expert on Russian affairs. He was the first to describe Siberia, the Far East and Central Asia in his study 'Noord en Oost Tartarye' (North and East Tartary).

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William III. 1694-1702. Gold Medal 1696, 9.42 g. Fortunes of James II. Unsigned. Bust, laureate and armoured. IACOB . II REX . M . BR. Rv. Crown upon a boat in a rough sea. FATO. In exergue: 1696. Plain edge. 26.3 mm. Eimer 368. MI ii 149/411. Sehr selten / Very rare. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Leichter Doppelschlag und minimale Fassungsspuren / Slightly double struck and tiny traces of mounting.

After the Glorious Revolution, James II was received by his cousin and ally, Louis XIV, who offered him a palace and a pension. He tried to regain the throne in 1689, but after its failure in 1691 he returned to France once again. In 1696, there was an attempt led by George Barclay to assassinate William III and to restore the rule of James to the throne, but the plot failed and the backlash made his cause even less popular.

The reverse shows an emblematical representation of the fortunes of James, who was tossed about in an ocean of adversity.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1696, 28.95 g. Assassination Plot against William III. Unsigned, probably by C. Wermuth. Busts of Louis XIV and James II conjoined. HERODES ATQVE PILATVS. In exergue: ACTOR . IV . 26. Rv. Within an enclosure, Louis XIV and James II jointly display a purse, inscribed CM PISTO. On the right Father Petre; in a wood beyond forty armed conspirators, a fleet on the horizon. IRRITA CONSPIRATIO. In exergue: GENESIS . XLIX . 5.6. ADVERS' . GVILIELMVM . III ANGLIAE REGEM . 3 . MART . 1696. Plain edge. 43.2 mm. Eimer 369. MI ii 151/414. Wohlfahrt 96 021. van Loon IV, 225,3. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1696-10. Selten / Rare. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.

Purchased from Münzen- & Medaillenhandlung, Stuttgart, May 2001, lot 1485.

After the Glorious Revolution, James II was received by his cousin and ally, Louis XIV, who offered him a palace and a pension. He tried to regain the throne in 1689, but after its failure in 1691 he returned to France once again. In 1696, there was an attempt led by George Barclay to assassinate William III and to restore the rule of James to the throne, but the plot failed and the backlash made his cause even less popular.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 29.27 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By P. H. Müller. Mars seated, before him Peace, between arms holding up a trophy inscribed PAX RYSWIC 1697. SIC REDIT ALMA QUIES. P. H. M. Rv. A caduceus resting on a globe marked EUROPA; above the name of Yahwe in Hebrew. COELO DEMITTITUR ALTO. Plain edge. 45.5 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 162/433 var. Forster 695. van Loon IV, 266,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-46. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated.

From the auction Heidelberger Münzhandlung 37, Heidelberg, November 2002, lot 2180.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

This medal was struck at Nuremberg.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 77.46 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By J. Boskam. Europa seated on a bull, crosses the sea; above a dove holding an olive branch in her beak. QVANTARVM . NVNCIA . RERVM. In exergue: MDCXCVII. I. BOSKAM . F. Rv. The Palace of Ryswick. PAX HVIC DOMVI. In exergue: PAX GENER . IN ARCE RYSWYK . DOMO PRINCIP . ARAVS . MAG . BRIT . REGIS . M . DC . XCVII. I . BOSKAM . F. Plain edge. 60.1 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 167/447. van Loon IV, 264,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-42. Sehr selten / Very rare. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Künker 35, Osnabrück, March 1997, lot 5562.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 75.87 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By J. Boskam. Lion, crowned, holding on one paw a branch of olive, on the other a sword and a pair of scales on a globe inscribed EVROPA. HINC PAX, VNDE ÆQVITAS. In exergue: ANGLORVM GLORIA REGE WILHELMO III M . DC . XCVII. I. B. F. Rv. The Palace of Ryswick. PAX HVIC DOMVI. In exergue: PAX GENER . IN ARCE RYSWYK . DOMO PRINCIP . ARAVS . MAG . BRIT . REGIS . M . DC . XCVII. I . BOSKAM . F. Plain edge. 60.2 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 167/449. van Loon IV, 264,4. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-44. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Leicht berieben / Slightly polished.

From the auction Künker 35, Osnabrück, March 1997, lot 5563.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 46.13 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By R. Arondeaux. Several plenipotentiaries, attended by guards, close the gates of the Temple of Janus, inscribed IANO SACR. Altar in front. CÆSA FIRMABANT FOEDERA PORCA. ARONDEAUX . F. Rv. The Palace and gardens of Ryswick. RYSWYK GUILELMI III . D . G . M . BRITAN . ETC . R . PALAT. In exergue: MDCXCVII. Around the shields of KEYSER, SPANGIEN, BRANDENBURG, PALTS, SAXEN, BEYEREN, ENGELAND, SWEDEN, 7. PROVINTIE, S. NEDERLAN., T RYCK, LOTHARINGEN, SAVOYEN, VRANCKRYK. Plain edge. 49.2 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 169/453. van Loon IV, 273,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-57. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction H. H. Kircheldorf Nachf. 46, Freiburg, July 1998, lot 1482.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 93.28 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By R. Arondeaux. The Genius of Friesland seated on arms and flags; holding a staff surmounted by the cap of liberty; her shield at her side; fasces at her feet; in the distance Temple of IANVS BIFRONS. APERTO DIGNA TIMERI. In exergue: FRISIA. Rv. The Genius of Friesland standing; holding up a standard, offering at an altar and standing with a cornucopia at her feet; behind the Temple of IANUS BIFRONS. CLAUSO PIA GRATA FIDELIS. In exergue: PACIS GEN . RYSWYK . MDCXCVII. ARONDEAUX . F. Plain edge. 66.6 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 170/454. van Loon IV, 271,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-53. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned. Leicht berieben / Slightly polished.

From the auction Künker 98, Osnabrück, March 2005, lot 5274.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

This medal was struck in Friesland.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 109.95 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By R. Arondeaux. Europa crowned, offering at an altar inscribed PACIS ARA. PAX ADES ET TOTO MITIS IN ORBE MANE. In exergue: EUROPA. Rv. Peace seated on a pedestal, holding olive branch and caduceus; at her feet a cornucopia. TRANQUILLUS GAUDEAT ORBIS. In exergue: PACE FRVGIFERA INTER GALLOS BATAVOS BELLIQVE SOCIOS RESTITVTA CONSVLES SENATVSQVE AMSTELODAMENSIS NVMISMA HOC CVDI IVSSERVNT MDCLXXXXVII. Plain edge. 67.9 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 171/455. van Loon IV, 271,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-54. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated.

From the auction Peus 376/377, Frankfurt a. M., November 2003, lot 2143.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

This medal was struck by order of the Magistrates of Amsterdam. The specimens in gold were presented to each of the thirty-six members who composed the Council of the City.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 2.88 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By J. Luder. Female figure holding a branch of olive, raises a kneeling mother with a baby in her arms. DE BARMHERTIGHEYD ROEMT TGEN HET ORDEEL. Rv. An altar with burning arms, shield of Muiden with fesse in front, supported by two Tritons. DE VREEDE TOT RYSWYK GESLOOTEN. In exergue: 1697. Plain edge. 20.8 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 175/464. van Loon IV, 248,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-15. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Karel de Geus Muntveilingen 15, Eindhoven, January 2003, lot 775.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

There are reportedly six varieties of this medalet, chiefly differing in the position of the bird and other minor details.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 102.59 g. Treaty of Ryswick, State of Britain. Unsigned. Bust, laureate, armoured and draped. GVLIELMVS . III . DEI . GRA : MAG : BR : FRA : ET : HIB : REX: Rv. Britannia seated upon ground, holds her trident and shield; beside her an olive branch resting upon a book. RESTITVTORI . In exergue: BRITANNIA: MDCXCVII. Punch marks "I*O" and "1782". 69.9 mm. Eimer 372. MI ii 192/499. van Loon IV, 250,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-16. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine. Schöne Patina, etwas poliert und gelocht / Nice toning, slightly polished and pierced.

From the auction Baldwin's Auctions 18, London, October 1998, lot 905.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal n. d. (1699), James II and Prince James, Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession. By N. Roettier. Bust, laureate and draped. IACOBVS : II : D : G : M : B : R. Rv. Bust, armoured. IAC . WALLIÆ : PRINCEPS. N.R. Plain edge. 26.7 mm. Eimer 380. MI ii 202/516. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine.

After being deposed by the Glorious Revolution 1688 and the loss of the subsequent war in Ireland, James II retired to France where he was allowed to live in the royal château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

James's son, James Francis Edward, was recognised as king at his father's death by Louis XIV of France and James II's remaining supporters (later known as Jacobites) as "James III and VIII".

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1699, 6.56 g. James II and Prince James, Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession. By N. Roettier. Bust of Prince James, armoured. IAC . WALLIÆ : PRINCEPS. N.R. Rv. Radiate sun rising over a calm sea dispels clouds and demons. SOLA . LVCE . FVGAT. In exergue: 1699. Plain edge. 26.6 mm. Eimer 381. MI ii 204/519. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

After being deposed by the Glorious Revolution 1688 and the loss of the subsequent war in Ireland, James II retired to France where he was allowed to live in the royal château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

James's son, James Francis Edward, was recognised as king at his father's death by Louis XIV of France and James II's remaining supporters (later known as Jacobites) as "James III and VIII".

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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1701, 131.07 g. Princesses Matilda and Sophia, Hanoverian Succession. By S. Lambelet. Bust veiled and draped. MATILDA . FILIA . H . II . R . ANGL : H . LEON : D . BAV : ET . SAX : MATER . OTT : IV . IMP : PRIVS . DVCIS . AQVIT H . PAL : RHEN : D . S . WILH : SATORIS . DOMVS . BRVNS: Rv. Bust, veiled and draped. SOPHIA . EX . STIRPE . EL : PAL : NEPT : IAC : I . REG : M . BRIT : VIDVA . ERN : AVG : EL : BRVNS : ET . L . ANGLIAE . PRINCEPS . AD . SVCCESS : NOMINATA . MDCCI. Plain edge. 65.1 mm. Eimer 385. MI ii 218/542. Brockmann 752. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from S & B, Great Missenden, November 1996, lot M216.

Sophia (1630 - 1714), was the daughter of Frederick of the Palatinate (Winter King) and Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of James I of Great Britain. She spent her youth in Holland and was very well educated. The Act of Settlement in 1701 provided that the throne would pass to her, the Electress Sophia of Hanover - a granddaughter of James VI and I and a niece of King Charles I - and her descendants, but it excluded "for ever" "all and every Person and Persons who ... is are or shall be reconciled to or shall hold Communion with the See or Church of Rome or shall profess the Popish Religion or shall marry a Papist".

Thus, those who were Roman Catholics, and those who married Roman Catholics, were barred from ascending the throne. However, Sophia died two months before Queen Anne. So her eldest son George Ludwig succeeded to the throne in 1714 as George I, King of Great Britain.

The reverse of this medal shows Matilda, daughter of the English King Henry II. She is considered the founding mother of the Brunswick houses and indicates their early connection with England.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1702, 15.41 g. Coronation of Anne. Unsigned. Bust, crowned and draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. A heart within branches of oak, resting on a pedestal inscribed ATAVIS REGIBVS and threaded through crown above. ENTIRELY ENGLISH. Plain edge. 35.9 mm. Eimer 388. MI ii 227/1. van Loon IV, 345,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1702-11. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Kleine Randfehler / Minor edge flaws.

From the auction Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, Bern, April 1982, lot 717.

William III died in 1702 of pneumonia, a complication from a broken collarbone following a fall from his horse. William's lack of children and the death in 1700 of his nephew the Duke of Gloucester, the son of his sister-in-law Anne, born 6 February 1665, threatened the Protestant succession. So, Anne herself was put onto the throne first. She was crowned on St George's Day, 23 April 1702. Affected by gout, she was carried to Westminster Abbey in an open sedan chair, with a low back to permit her train to flow out behind her.

The danger of a reversion to catholic rule was finally averted by placing William and Mary's cousins, the Protestant Hanoverians, in line to the throne after Anne with the Act of Settlement 1701. Anne was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of Scotland and England, until her death on 1 August 1714.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Gold Medal 1702, 18.57 g. Coronation of Anne. Unsigned. Bust draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. Pallas standing, hurling a thunder at a two-headed monster. VICEM . GERIT . ILLA . TONANTIS. In exergue: INAVGVRAT . XXIII . AP . MDCCII. Plain edge. 35.4 mm. Eimer 390. MI ii 228/4. van Loon IV, 347,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1702-14. Selten / Rare. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Goldpatina / Nice gold toning.

Purchased from the stock of UBS, Zurich.

William III died in 1702 of pneumonia, a complication from a broken collarbone following a fall from his horse. William's lack of children and the death in 1700 of his nephew the Duke of Gloucester, the son of his sister-in-law Anne, born 6 February 1665, threatened the Protestant succession. So, Anne herself was put onto the throne first. She was crowned on St George's Day, 23 April 1702. Affected by gout, she was carried to Westminster Abbey in an open sedan chair, with a low back to permit her train to flow out behind her.

The danger of a reversion to catholic rule was finally averted by placing William and Mary's cousins, the Protestant Hanoverians, in line to the throne after Anne with the Act of Settlement 1701. Anne was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of Scotland and England, until her death on 1 August 1714.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1702, 16.13 g. Coronation of Anne. Unsigned. Bust draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. Pallas standing, hurling a thunder at a two-headed monster. VICEM . GERIT . ILLA . TONANTIS. In exergue: INAVGVRAT . XXIII . AP . MDCCII. Plain edge. 34.9 mm. Eimer 390. MI ii 228/4. van Loon IV, 347,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1702-14. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina und kleiner Stempelfehler am Rand / Nicely toned and minor die flaw on edge.

From the auction Münz Zentrum Albrecht + Hoffmann GmbH 52/53, Köln, November 1984, lot 5156.

William III died in 1702 of pneumonia, a complication from a broken collarbone following a fall from his horse. William's lack of children and the death in 1700 of his nephew the Duke of Gloucester, the son of his sister-in-law Anne, born 6 February 1665, threatened the Protestant succession. So, Anne herself was put onto the throne first. She was crowned on St George's Day, 23 April 1702. Affected by gout, she was carried to Westminster Abbey in an open sedan chair, with a low back to permit her train to flow out behind her.

The danger of a reversion to catholic rule was finally averted by placing William and Mary's cousins, the Protestant Hanoverians, in line to the throne after Anne with the Act of Settlement 1701. Anne was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of Scotland and England, until her death on 1 August 1714.

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Anne, 1702-1714. Silver Medal 1702, 37.11 g. Prince George, Lord High Admiral. Unsigned, by J. Croker. Bust, draped. ANNA . D : G : MAG : BR : FRA : ET . HIB : REGINA. Rv. Bust, armoured and draped. GEO : DAN : PR : M : ADM : ET . DVX . SVP : ANGLIÆ. Plain edge. 42.4 mm. Eimer 392. MI ii 233/14. van Loon IV, 346. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1702-13. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Soon after her accession on 17 April 1702, Anne appointed her husband, George, Prince of Denmark, with the title of Generalissimo of all her forces by sea and land, and soon afterwards, on 21 May, he was made Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland.