The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014

Lot 97

The alliance between England

Estimate £50 - £80 | Hammer £30

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Description

The alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1596, struck in Dordrecht, Faith and Constancy join hands appealing to the name יְהֹוָה above, FIDE ET CONSTANTIA, rev., a hand from heaven smites a sow with a stone, CÆSA FIRMABANT FOEDERA PORCA, 28.5mm (MI 161/142; vL I, 471, 3; Dugn. 3400). Very fine.

CÆSA FIRMAB ANT FOEDERA PORCA is a misquote/paraphrasis from Vergil: Caesa jungebant foedera porca (Aen. viii.641) (They agreed treaties by sacrificing a sow)

Provenance: Bt. Schulman, March, 2004.