War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) - The Siege of Ulm

Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1274. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Ulm (Stadt). AR Gulden Klippe (15.26 g, 12h). Siege issue. Dated 1704. MONETA • ARGENT : REIP : VLMENSIS, civic coat-of-arms within ornate frame and surmounted by cherub; all within linear and reeded border / DA • PACEM • NOBIS • DOMINE • 1704, crowned double-headed nimbate imperial eagle facing, with wings displayed, bearing globus cruciger on breast; all within linear and reeded border. Nau 156b; Mailliet 4³; Schön 4. Good VF, toned, light scratches under tone.

Ex Bullowa-Coin Hunter (20 January 2007), lot 325.

The city of Ulm passed between the French and Bavarians several times during the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1704, when this klippe was produced, the city was besieged by a German force under General Thüngen, to whom the city fell on 10 September.