9 5 . M a ry. 1 6 8 9 .
Bust of Mary, I., hair in curls, lovelock, slight drapery.
Leg. MARIA . ANGL &0. I . REGINA.
Rev. Two sceptres passing through a crown. Leg. i e m e in -
TIENDRAY.
1 * 1 5 .
Hunter, M . Very rare.
The legend on the reverse is the motto of the Princes of
Orange, but here refers to the crown and sceptres. This piece
may have been struck when Mary was appointed Regent during
the absence of William.
96. W il l ia m and M ary . 1689. C o u n t e r .
Shield of Britain, with Nassau in an escutcheon of pretence;
above, two sceptres crossed and a crown, from which descends a
wreath supported at the ends by two infant genii seated on
cushions, and bearing medallions marked w and m .
Rev. The monogram of w m, crowned, four times repeated,
and alternating with a floral ornament, forms a rich circle, in
the centre of which is an open rose.
1*2. (See Woodcut.)
96. Counter of William and Mary.
97. L o n d o nd er r y r e l ie v e d . 28 July [0. S.], 1689.
Bust of Louis XIV., I., on a pedestal, inscribed, lu d o v ic :
MAGNUS IN GERMANIA BARBARUS IN . GALLIA TYRANNUS Obs i
Mogunt : et bona. (Louis the Great, in Germany a barbarian,
in France a tyrant. Sieges of Mayence and Bonn.) Gallia
with an empty basket at her feet, and Germania, in rags, with
shackles on her legs, a torch at her feet, and a burning city in
her hand, hold over him a broken wreath. Above, storm of
thunder. Sieges of cities in the distance.
Rev. Bust of William in . , r., laureate, on a pedestal, inscribed,
WILHELM : MAXIMUS IN . BELGIOA LIBERATOR IN . BRITANNIA
r e s t a u r a t o r Lib : Londonderry 1689. (William, the
most Great, in Holland the deliverer, in Britain the restorer.
Londonderry relieved, 1689.) Pallas, with a Bible and an
olive branch, and Plenty, with a cornucopia, hold a wreath over
him beneath the rays of heaven. Ships advancing to the relief
of Londonderry.
1-75. Rapin, v. 4. Van Loon, III. 430. Old England
II. 249. 6
MB. ,11. Hague, At. Munich, At. Gotha, At.
St. Petersburg, At. Rare.
James II. this year was compelled to raise the siege of
Londonderry, where Marshal Rosen, the general of his French
auxiliaries, had practised the most barbarous cruelties. In the
same year Louis lost the two important cities of Mayence and
Bonn.
98. D a n is h A u x il ia r ie s . 1689.
A fleet at sea. Below, b . m . (Berthold Meier.)
Rev. Inscription within floral wreath, a c h r is t ia n o v . m is -
SVM WILHELMO I I I . AVXILTVM VII M MILITVM . MDCLXXXIX. (An
aid of 7,000 troops sent to William IH. by Christian V., 1689.)
b . m . (Berthold Meier.)
1-7. Rapin, v. 3. Van Loon, III. 429. Danske
Medailler, Chr. V. PI. xxvi. 3.
MB. At. lead. Copenhagen, At. Rare.