William III

William III, the siege and recapture of Namur, Dutch silver medal, 1695, by Jan Boskam, laureate and armoured bust of William right, long hair falling over his shoulders, GVILLELMVS MAG INVICTISSIMVS, rev., William gallops to left ahead of his troops, the bombardment of Namur in background, CORAM C M HOST REPRES, 59.5mm (MI 132/384; Eim 365; vL IV, 197, obv.; Farquhar V, 50). A handsome medal, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare, the reverse shows a die flaw, downwards from 1 to 4 o'clock, through the S of REPRES, slight edge bruise at top.

The Siege of Namur, 2 July - 1 September 1695, has been called the most important event in the Nine Years' War.

Provenance: Simmons Gallery, 26 April, 2013 (lot 7).