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CNG Feature Auction 118

Lot nuber 1310

WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION, Low Countries. Ariën-aan-de-Leie (Airé). Besieged by the Austrian and English troops under the command of John Churchill, and François-Eugène de Savoie, September-11 November 1710. AR 25 Sols Klippe (23x22mm, 7.55 g).


CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1310.
 Estimated: $ 750

Siege & Necessity Coinage, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION, Low Countries. Ariën-aan-de-Leie (Airé). Besieged by the Austrian and English troops under the command of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and François-Eugène de Savoie, September-11 November 1710. AR 25 Sols Klippe (23x22mm, 7.55 g). Dated 1710. PRO · REGE · ET · PATRIA · ARIA · 25 · OB[], coat-of-arms of the Marquis de Goesbriand, governor of the town; 17 10 flanking shield / Blank. Korchnak 10; Mailliet 6; KM 15.1. Attractive old cabinet toning. EF.

From the Michael Cassick Collection of Siege and Emergency Coins, purchased from Gordon Andreas Singer, April 2002.

Throughout its history, the town of Ariën-aan-de-Leie was besieged numerous times. During the War of the Spanish Succession, the Alliance forces, under the command of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and François-Eugène de Savoie laid siege to the town with Marlborough’s headquarters near the Priory of St. Andrew. After a siege of two months, the Marquis de Goesbriand, governor of the town, surrendered, handing over the city keys to Marlborough.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Four – Roman Imperial Coinage Part 2 through Antiquities will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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