Jeton from Antwerp for the city of Brussels on the death of Pope Paul III, 1549
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Antwerpen voor de stad Brussel op het overlijden van Paus Paulus III 1549
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1549
Copper medal, on the obverse the Last Judgment with exergue inscription, on the reverse the coat of arms of Brussels with legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1200; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.92 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.92 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.92 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Antwerpen voor de stad Brussel op het overlijden van Paus Paulus III 1549
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1200
- Museum classification
- history medal · jeton
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against numismatic (jeton) references.