LOW COUNTRIES, Dutch Revolt. 1566/8-1581. AR Jeton (28mm, 6.64 g, 9h). Negotiations with the Spanish. Dated 1580.Electronic Auction 501 World Medals, Silver Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LOW COUNTRIES, Dutch Revolt. 1566/8-1581. AR Jeton (28mm, 6.64 g, 9h). Negotiations with the Spanish. Dated 1580. * ROSIS · LEONEM · LORIS · MVS · LIBERAT, lion seated left, chained to pillar; to left, mouse nibbling at lion’s chains; 1580 in exergue / Spanish king Felipe III, holding collar and offering olive branch to lion standing right; behind, Papal envoy John Baptist Castagna holding patriarchal cross. Van Loon I.1580.1; Dugnoille 2797. Attractively toned, faint hairlines and other light scratches. Good VF. |