Netherlands, Dordrecht Jeton 1576 The Pacification of Ghent, with Gideon and the fleece VF

Netherlands, Dordrecht, 1576 — Jeton on The Pacification of Ghent, with Gideon and the fleece

Obverse

An armoured horseman rides to the left, holding the reins of his horse. A Dordrecht rose separates the beginning and end of the surrounding legend.

Legend: NON · PLACENT · DNO · MILITIS · OCR[…].

Reverse

Gideon kneels facing left, raising his hands towards clouds bearing a partly legible Hebrew divine name. A hand extends from the clouds above his head, while rain descends towards a fleece on the ground. Buildings appear in the distance at the left. The date 1576 is placed in the exergue.

Legend: TIMENTI · DOMINVM · OIA · COOPERANTVR · IN · BONVM.

Specifications
- Weight: 6,21 g.
- Diameter: 29.4 mm.
- Date: 1576.
- References: Dugniolle, Le jeton historique des dix-sept provinces des Pays-Bas, II, 2692; Van Loon, Beschryving der Nederlandsche historipenningen, I, p. 228; Tas, Rekenpenningen, 132.

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