Object Description
339 IN MEMORY OF THE PEACE OF OLIVA 2/3 May 1660
Obv. Religion, holding chalice, kneels before a decorated column inscribed STA | TVA | PA | CIS mounted on a base inscribed in front . V . D . M . I . . (Verbum Dominae manet in aeternum) and on right side IH. Atop the column the Eye of God, with inscription RELIGIO. Above, the divine eye surrounded by clouds and rays; above, PERVIGILI | UM DEI. In the background the city of Danzig. Around, IN VERA VITAM NOS RELLIGIONE PER OMNEM CEU PUPILLAM OCULI PROTEGE CHRISTE TUI | CUSTODI ME UT PUPILLAM OCULI . PS . 17
Rev. The triumphant Fortitude with column and palm seated in a chariot drawn to left by Faith with cross and Peace holding a dove. Above, an arm from clouds holds a crown. Around, FER PATIENTER ONUS CONSTANTI PECTORE SPERA IN COELO FIDEI CERTA CORONA DATUR . ; below, CONSTANTIA | TRIUMPHANS
Bronze, 70 mm. Hole at top
Bibl.: Tentzel, Saxonia Numismatica, Linea Albertina, Dresden 1705, pl. 44, 2; F. A. Vossberg, Munzgeschichte der Stadt Danzig, Berlin 1852, p. 945; Sale catalog. Coll. Le Maistre, J. Schulman, Amsterdam, 13—15 October 1913, no. 241.
