medal, Gerard van Bylaer, 1574, minted, General: x x (102 x 57 x 6mm), Weight: 44g, Silver medal, minted on the siege of Leiden, 1574, consisting of a medal set in a cable edge with three chains attached to a ring. On the obverse of the medal is a depiction of an angel driving out Sennacherib's army at the gates of Jerusalem, and the inscription VT above. SANHERIB A IERUSALEM On the other side, the city view of Leiden with the ramps of the besiegers in the foreground. Above the scene is the inscription SIC HISPA A LEYD NOCTV 3. , cityscape, angel

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