The Bernard Pearl Collection of Historical Medals | Capture of Douai, 1710, WM medal, [by Martin brunner?], DEFECTVM LVMINE VIDIT, view of the Earth eclipsing the light of the sun, rev. SPES PERDENS., two soldiers play dice, with counters marked with city names, DVACVM GALLIS PACEM SPERN.EREPTVM. MDCCX. in exergue in three lines, 44mm, 21.38g (MI 371/216; vL V, 165; Mont 1318; Julius 725), patch of corrosion to obverse at 6 o'clock and in reverse exergue, otherwise very fine, rare.
Estimate: £70 - £90