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The Bernard Pearl Collection of British Historical Medals | Citadel of Lille Taken, AR Medal, 1708, struck at Nuremberg probably by M. Brunner or C. T. Lauffer, GALLIA MOERENS OB LILIVM DEPERDITVM, Gallia seated bemoans one lily dropped from her shield, INSVLA FLANDR. CVM CASTELLO RESTI TVTA in exergue in three linesrev. FOEDERATIS ADITVS IN GALLIAM APERTVS, a detailed view of Lille, VRBE REDDITA D. 23. OCT. CASTELLO D. 9 DEC. M DCC VIII. in exergue in three lines, TEMPVS VLTIONIS EST A DOMINO. VICISSITVDINEM IPSE TRIBVET ET TEREM. LI. 6 on edge upwards, 45mm, 29.99g, 12h (MI ii 340/171; EiN 128; Julius 706; Van Loon V, pp. 119-121, iii), a scattering of light contact marks to fields, otherwise with attractive toning to legends and edges of devices, lustrous, extremely fine, rare
Provenance
The Bernard Pearl Collection of British Historical Medals
SNC, November 1965, no. 6567 - A well struck and rare piece, EF - FDC - £17.10.0
The siege and capture of Lille from the French, by the allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, was a major victory in the War of the Spanish Succession, it ultimately resulted in the French loss of all of Northern Flanders
Provenance
The Bernard Pearl Collection of British Historical Medals
SNC, November 1965, no. 6567 - A well struck and rare piece, EF - FDC - £17.10.0
The siege and capture of Lille from the French, by the allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, was a major victory in the War of the Spanish Succession, it ultimately resulted in the French loss of all of Northern Flanders