Quarter taler from the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach of Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst, 1614
Also known as: Kwart taler uit het hertogdom Saksen-Coburg-Eisenach van Johann Casimir en Johann Ernest Franz, 1614
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1614
Silver coin. Obverse: landgraves in armour facing each other. Globus cruciger above. Reverse: within a ring of coats of arms between date 16 14, knight with helmet, on which crest, on horseback to the left holding a banner in right hand.
A coat of arms above 16 and 14. Later pierced hole in flan. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0284A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 7.12 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 7.12 g
Design
- Obverse
- landgraves in armour facing each other. Globus cruciger above.
- Reverse
- within a ring of coats of arms between date 16 14, knight with helmet, on which crest, on horseback to the left holding a banner in right hand. A coat of arms above 16 and 14. Later pierced hole in flan.
Identification
- Original title
- Kwart taler uit het hertogdom Saksen-Coburg-Eisenach van Johann Casimir en Johann Ernest Franz, 1614
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-0284A
- Museum classification
- coin
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