Crown from Ireland of James II, 1690
Also known as: Crown uit Ierland van Jacobus II, 1690
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1690
Bronze coin. Obverse: monarch on horseback to the left, holding a sword in his right hand. Reverse: crown, around which are four crowned coats of arms in the form of a cross.
In the corners, the year. Floral edge. Gun money. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2916; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.4 cm x weight 14.74 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.4 cm x weight 14.74 g
Design
- Obverse
- monarch on horseback to the left, holding a sword in his right hand.
- Reverse
- crown, around which are four crowned coats of arms in the form of a cross. In the corners, the year. Floral edge. Gun money.
Identification
- Original title
- Crown uit Ierland van Jacobus II, 1690
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-2916
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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Catalogue references
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