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Counter token - Siege of Ostend and Distrust concerning the promisses of pardon by the archdukes
| Location | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1603 |
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| Weight | 6.16 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a fox standing on the ground looking up at a rooster perched in a tree, referencing Aesop's fable of the fox and the crow as an allegory of deceit. The scene is rendered in bold relief within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend reads · ALIVD · IN · LINGVA · ALIVD · IN · PECTORE · ("One thing on the tongue, another in the heart"), separated by a rosette ornament. |
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| Obverse lettering | · ALIVD · IN · LINGVA · ALIVD · IN · PECTORE · ❀ |
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| Reverse lettering | · IN · ADVERSIS · VIRTVS · (I) I) CIII · ❀ |
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