Counter Token Sermo Dei Quo Ense Ancipi Acutior

€408,241.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1586
TypeUtility items/Counter token
CompositionCopper
Weight5 g
Diameter29 mm
Thickness1 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeSmooth
Period
Reference(s) Dugn#3096, Eimer#52, MI#133/87, Van Loon#1586.4
Obverse descriptionSword sticks in bright cloud with `lord` in Hebrew, Hebrews 4 verse 12
Obverse lettering❀ SERMO DEI QVO ENSE ANCIPI ACVTIOR
(Translation: The word of God is sharper than the edge of the blade)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionElizabeth I gives the sword of Leicester to two Dutchmen kneeling before her
Reverse letteringE · R · EST ALTRIX ESVRIENTIVM EVM · · 1586 ·
(Translation: There is a second history of him)
Reverse scriptLatin
MintDordrecht, Netherlands (1190-1806)
Mintage1586  - -
Catalog ID9376626830
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