The Treaty of Nonsuch – Elizabeth I Assists the Dutch Revolt

CNG 94, Lot: 2008. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). 1581-1795. AR Jeton (29mm, 6.12 g, 10h). Commemorating the Treaty of Nonsuch. Dated 1585. · SPRETA · AMBROSIA · VESCITOR · FENO · 1585 (With “ambrosia” removed thou shalt feed upon hay), two Dutchmen standing left, eating hay out of trough with horse and mule / MACTE · ANIMI · ROSA · NECTARE · IMBVTA (Hurrah for your spirit with a rose moistened with nectar), Elizabeth I enthroned right on throne, holding rose branch and scattering blooms before two Dutchmen kneeling left. MI 133/86; Eimer 51; van Loon I, p. 362. Good VF, toned. Rare.