for which no obverse appears to have been made. It represents
the Genius of Namur greeting submissively some person, probably
William, not represented upon the medal.
401. N amtjr r e t a k e n , 1695.
Bust of the Elector of Bavaria, r., hair long, in mantle
fastened with brooch on the shoulder. Leg. m u l ta v ir i vlr-
t u s . v ir g il . (Great is the valour of the man.— Virg. Aen. iv. 3 .)
Rev. A female figure, Namur, standing, facing, holding in
her right hand a staff surmounted by the cap of Liberty, and
in her left the shield of the Elector, which rests upon an altar
ornamented with a festoon and the shield of Namur : city in
the distance. Leg. v in c en d um n o n r e d d e n d u m . (It must be
conquered, not restored.) Ex. l l b er ta s n am u r o i. (The deliverance
of Namur.)
1-2. Yan Loon, IV. 205.
No specimen has been met with.
This medal and the following one were struck in honour of
Maximilian Emmanuel, the Elector of Bavaria, who, with
William, conducted the siege of Namur. When William
retired to offer battle to Villeroy, the Elector was entrusted
with the continuation of the siege. The legend on the reverse
is a retort upon the French, who declared that they would not
surrender the city unless compelled to do so by treaty.
402. N amur r e t a k e n . 1695.
Bust of the Elector of Bavaria, r., hair long, wearing mural
crown, no drapery. Leg. h ic s p e s f id is s im a b e l g 4s. (He is
the surest hope of Holland.) Below, 1696, and the artist’s
initials, p h r . (Philip Boettier.)
Rev. A female figure, Namur, holding a staff with the cap
of Liberty, &c.; same as the preceding.
1-2. Van Loon, IV. 205.,
No specimen has been met with.
This medal, from its date, was not issued till the year
following the siege of Namur, to which it refers.
403. R e t o r t u po n L o u is XIV. October, 1695.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour,
with lion’s head and straps on the shoulder, and mantle with
embroidered edge round the breast. Leg. in v ic t is s im v s g v il -
l e lm v s mag. Below, monogram, {&}&. (Jan Boskam fecit.)
Same as Nos. 287, 303, 321, 325, 334, 335, 384.
Rev. A monument, consisting of an obelisk upon a pedestal,
having on its front a medallion of a setting sun, with the
legend, q v i to r r v it om n e s o c c id it . (He who scorched every
one sets.) The serpent of Eternity forms the border. On the
left of the pedestal, amid piles of captured arms and flags, is
seated Hercules leaning upon the medallion, and holding his
club, and Truth, naked, standing on the other side, holds a
Victory and inscribes the obelisk, g v ie max lvdov t ir a n e x t ir .
(To William, the Greatest, the Exterminator of the Tyrant Louis.)
The-pedestal is inscribed, monarch . g a ll icam p r o d it . em t io n .
PARRICIDIIS SVIS PERNICIOSAM RELIQVIS EXOSAM DEPRESSIS (sic)
mdcxcv. (He has humbled the French monarchy, which by
treachery, bribery, and crimes, is injurious to its own subjects,
detestable to others, 1695.) i. boskam . f .
2-4. Rapin, xix. 4. Van Loon, IV. 209.
Van der Chijs, Leyden, M . cast. Extremely rare.
It seems difficult to give any sense to the inscription on the
reverse, unless we follow Van Loon and read d e p r e s s it for
d e p r e s s i s , and thus make it correspond to sv st invtt on the
obverse of No. 405.
Towards the close of 1694, Louis XIV. published a medal
of which this is a parody (No. 328, p. 102). The obverse here
has a portrait of William instead of Louis; the medallion has
a setting sun instead of a meridian su n ; and the obelisk is
dedicated to William instead of Louis; Truth is substituted
for Fame, who is proverbially untrue ;■ and instead of an inscription
complimenting Louis on having preserved his country