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Description: | Counter commemorating the capture of Gertruidenberg, 1593. Obverse: View of the town with ships and a camp of besiegers in the foreground. Inscription: 'MONS GERTRVDIS'. Legend: 'NEGATA . TENTAT . ITER . VIA . CIC . IC . XCIII' (He attempts the journey by a forbidden route). Reverse: Alexander the Great with his army before Mons Aornos. Inscription: 'MONS AORNOS'. Legend: 'VIRTVS . REPULSAE . NESCIA .' (Valour which knows not defeat.)
caption: Counter commemorating the capture of Gertruidenberg, 1593; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating the capture of Gertruidenberg, 1593; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Alexander The Great | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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