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City of Zaltbommel, stuiver. Strike in pewter on a square flan

Also known as: Stad Zaltbommel, stuiver. Afslag in tin op vierkant plaatje

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1579 - 1582

Pewter strike of a silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the city. Legend: rosette? MONETA NOVA FACTA BOEM. Reverse: quatrefoil, bearing a long floriated cross with an upward-pointing sword in the center, flanked on both sides by a rosette.

Legend starting at lower left: DVRAE-NECES-SITATI-S OPVS. Strike in pewter on a square coin flan. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2149K; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2.5 cm x width 2.5 cm x weight 6.29 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
tin (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
length 2.5 cm x width 2.5 cm x weight 6.29 g

Design

Obverse
coat of arms of the city. Legend: rosette? MONETA NOVA FACTA BOEM.
Reverse
quatrefoil, bearing a long floriated cross with an upward-pointing sword in the center, flanked on both sides by a rosette. Legend starting at lower left: DVRAE-NECES-SITATI-S OPVS. Strike in pewter on a square coin flan.

Identification

Original title
Stad Zaltbommel, stuiver. Afslag in tin op vierkant plaatje
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-2149K
Museum classification
coin

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Catalogue references

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