Description
ITALY
Savoy (Duchy of), Victor Amadeus II (1675–1730). Medal depicting the Battle of Oudenaarde featuring Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough, by P. H. Müller, 1708, Augsburg.
Obverse: SALVTARIVM SIDERVM APPARITIO. Prince Eugene of Savoy-Carignan and the Duke of Marlborough on horseback on the right, dressed as the Dioscuri Castor and Pollux, wearing caps surmounted by a star; in the exergue: EVGENII ET MARLEBO / RVGII FELIX CON / IVNCTIO.
Reverse: VANDOM. IN FLANDR. SICVT IN ITAL. EVNDEM FVGIT ET VT FVGIENDVS DOCET [Vendôme flees in the same way in Flanders as in Italy]. Scene from the Battle of Oudenaarde with the fortified town in the background. In the exergue: MVLT. MILL. GALLORVM / CLADES AD ALDENAR. / MDCCIIX. / D. XI. IVL [Massacre of several thousand Frenchmen at Oudenaarde, 11 July 1708].
Van Loon V p.106 – BM G3, FD.406; Silver – 29.76 g – 43 mm – 12 h
From the private collection of the House of Savoy and H.R.H. Princess Marie Gabrielle of Savoy, daughter of Humbert II.
Edge inscribed in relief: + NIL DESPERANDVM TEVCRO DVCE ET AVSPICE TEVCRO [One must despair of nothing under the guidance and auspices of Teucer – Horace]. Slight marks on the borders. The fields have been lightly cleaned. Superb.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, successful bidders from within the EU will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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