Lot 243
Medal – Liberation of the City of Leiden / Army of Sanherib Fleeing Jerusalem
Medal commemorating the liberation of the city of Leiden (Holland) from the Spanish siege. Holland, 1574. Cast silver. Obverse: illustration of the siege on the city of Leiden, inscription: "SIC•HISPA•A•LEYD•NOCTV•FVG" [Spanish fled Leiden] and the date of liberation: October third, 1574. 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]. Diameter: 42 mm.
