Netherlands, Dordrecht, 1593 — Jeton on the siege of Geertruidenberg, compared with Alexander the Great’s capture of Aornos
Obverse
The fortified town of Geertruidenberg, with a prominent tower, surrounded by siege works. Ships approach from the left; tents occupy the foreground. Between the town and the besieging army, a farmer ploughs behind a team of oxen. A Dordrecht rose interrupts the legend below.
Inscription above the town: MONS / GERTRVDIS.
Legend: NEGATA · TENTAT · ITER · VIA · CIↃ · IↃ · XCIII.
Reverse
Alexander the Great stands before his assembled army, holding a spear and extending his other arm towards the steep mountain of Aornos. Soldiers climb the mountain at the right.
Inscription: MONS / AORNOS.
Legend: ✶ · VIRTVS · REPVLSÆ · NESCIA.
Specifications
- Weight: 5.18 g.
- Diameter: 28.3 mm.
- Date: 1593.
- References: Dugniolle, Le jeton historique des dix-sept provinces des Pays-Bas, III, 3324; Van Loon, Beschryving der Nederlandsche historipenningen, I, p. 436; Tas, Rekenpenningen, 284.
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