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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8393767, member: 110226"]Hi Paul</p><p><br /></p><p>That is an unusual legend, one that I have not seen before.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been spending time at another site, so I haven't had time to post some coins. I'll try to do that this week or next week.</p><p><br /></p><p>This in not a lion daalder or a coin for that matter. It is a silver medal issued in 1574 to commemorate the lifting of the Spanish siege of Leiden on October 3, 1574. This was a pivotal event in the early years of the war between Spain and the United Provinces. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse: illustration of the siege on the city of Leiden, inscription: "SIC•HISPA•A•LEYD•NOCTV•FVG" [Spanish fled Leiden in the night] and the date of liberation: October third, 1574.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse: illustration from the Book of Kings – Sanherib's army (King of Asyria) fleeing Jerusalem and the inscription: "VT.SANHERIB•A•IERVSALEM 2•REG•19" [as Sanherib fled Jerusalem, Book of Kings 2, 19]</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>51.03 grams</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1489520[/ATTACH] </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8393767, member: 110226"]Hi Paul That is an unusual legend, one that I have not seen before. I've been spending time at another site, so I haven't had time to post some coins. I'll try to do that this week or next week. This in not a lion daalder or a coin for that matter. It is a silver medal issued in 1574 to commemorate the lifting of the Spanish siege of Leiden on October 3, 1574. This was a pivotal event in the early years of the war between Spain and the United Provinces. [B]Obverse: illustration of the siege on the city of Leiden, inscription: "SIC•HISPA•A•LEYD•NOCTV•FVG" [Spanish fled Leiden in the night] and the date of liberation: October third, 1574.[/B] [B]Reverse: illustration from the Book of Kings – Sanherib's army (King of Asyria) fleeing Jerusalem and the inscription: "VT.SANHERIB•A•IERVSALEM 2•REG•19" [as Sanherib fled Jerusalem, Book of Kings 2, 19] 51.03 grams [ATTACH=full]1489520[/ATTACH] [/B][/QUOTE]
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