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January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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GREAT BRITAIN. Prince Eugene of Savoy & the Duke of Marlborough/Battle of Blenheim Silver Medal, 1704. NGC AU Details. Private Countermark.
Mi-260/55; Eimer-406; van Loon-IV, 418. By M. Smeltzing. Diameter: 56mm. Obverse: Armored busts of Prince Eugene, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and the Duke of Marlborough facing one another; Reverse: Fame flying over a battlefield, blowing into two trumpets, all while the battle comes to an end below: Marshal Tallard and his officers surrender their swords, with a river god submerging other troops; E B counterstamped to either side of Fame. A VERY RARE type in silver, this engaging issue has British significance as well as general importance throughout Europe, as the Battle of Blenheim was part of the War of Spanish Succession. The exact nature of the private countermarking is not known, though, given that rarity of the piece itself, it plays very little in distracting, especially being in the field and framing Fame.
Estimate: $1500 - $2500
Mi-260/55; Eimer-406; van Loon-IV, 418. By M. Smeltzing. Diameter: 56mm. Obverse: Armored busts of Prince Eugene, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and the Duke of Marlborough facing one another; Reverse: Fame flying over a battlefield, blowing into two trumpets, all while the battle comes to an end below: Marshal Tallard and his officers surrender their swords, with a river god submerging other troops; E B counterstamped to either side of Fame. A VERY RARE type in silver, this engaging issue has British significance as well as general importance throughout Europe, as the Battle of Blenheim was part of the War of Spanish Succession. The exact nature of the private countermarking is not known, though, given that rarity of the piece itself, it plays very little in distracting, especially being in the field and framing Fame.
Estimate: $1500 - $2500