one string be discordant.) Ex. pax r isw ic e n s . m .d c .i i i c . (The
Peace of Eyswick, 1697.-)
•8.
No specimen of this piece has been met with, the description
having been taken from Christian Wermuth’s Catalogue, 1698,
No. 182, p. 82. It was probably issued before Germany had
accepted the terms of the Peace; and expresses a hope that, in
spite of differences, complete unity would be restored.
461. P e a c e o p E y sw ic k . Sept. 1697.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, slight drapery.
Leg. w il h . M . l ib e r t . p o p . a . v in d e x . (William, the
Great, the Vindicator of the liberties of the people of England.)
Rev. A female figure, Peace, holding a caduceus, stands, I.,
on a thyrsus; behind her is a snake issuing from a cista;
before her is inscribed, pa x : the whole within an olive wreath.
•8.
MB. electrotype from Hague, At. Gotha, At.
Very rare.
The design of this medalet is taken from a cistophorus coin
of Octavius (Pinder, wber Cistophoren, &c. Taf. ii. 4), the
legend on the obverse being im p . ca e sa r . Dm . f . cos . vi .
l ib e r t a t is . p . r . v in d e x , and the design on the reverse the
same as on this medal. This and the two following pieces
are also by Christian Wermuth.
462. P e a c e o p E y sw ic k . ^ Sept. 1697.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, &c. ; same as the preceding.
Rev. A globe within an olive wreath. Leg. pax o r b is t e r -
rarvm . (The peace of the whole world.)
•8.
MB. At. St. Petersburg, At. Eare.
Peace seated, r., holds a cornucopia and a palm branch.
Leg. pa x p v b l . (The public peace.)
Rev. Trophy of arms and flags, to which is attached the
shield of Eyswick, viz., three branches. Leg. pax r y s v ic c e n s is .
(The Peace of Eyswick.) Ex. 1697.
•7. Van Loon, IV. 273.
MB. At. Eare.
464. P ea c e o f E y sw ic k . Sept. 1697.
A female figure. Peace or Charity, holding a branch of olive
and accompanied by a bird, raises a kneeling mother with her
baby in her arms. Leg. d e b a rm h e r t ig h e y d r o em t t e g e n
h e t o o r d e e l . (Charity prevails over punishment.)
Rev. An altar on which arms are burning; in front of it is
a shield with a fesse, the arms of Muiden, supported by two
Tritons. Leg. d e v r e e d e to t r y sw k g e s l o o t e n -. (The Peace
concluded at Eyswick.) Ex. 1697.
•8.' Van Loon, IV. 248.
MB. At. (six varieties).- Common.
There are no less than six varieties of this medalet, chiefly
differing in the position of the bird and other minute details.
They were struck to be given to all those who had drawn
blanks in the lottery of the town of Muiden. On the reverse
of one of them are the artist’s initials, i. l . f . (Jan Luder
fecit.)
465. P ea c e o f E y sw ic k . Sept. 1697.
Mars, bound, seated, r., on a pile of French arms and flags;
before him is the shield of Holland. Leg. saeva s e d e t s v p e r
arma. (He sits on cruel arms.—comp. Virg. Aen. i. 299.)
Rev. Peace, standing, I., holds a cornucopia and a caduceus,