Destruction of monasteries in The Hague and Workum

€313,097.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1584
TypeUtility items/Counter token
CompositionCopper
Weight4.17 g
Diameter29 mm
Thickness1 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Dugn#2988
Obverse descriptionAngel flying right, about to cast a millstone into the sea, ship sailing below, city to left
Obverse letteringSic*rvet*alta*babilon*1584 (date minted)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView on the burning city of Babylon, woman crying in lower left field.
Reverse letteringLegend: C•F•fortis*dns*ovi*ivdicabit*ham•
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1584  - -
Catalog ID9858700340
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