Jeton on the abjuration of Philip II 1581
Also known as: Rekenpenning op het afzweren van Philips II 1581
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1581
Copper medal, on the obverse a man with a club forcing a dog to eat its vomit, with exergue text and circumscription, on the reverse the man struck by an arrow from heaven allows the dog to escape, with circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1232; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.21 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
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.21 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.21 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning op het afzweren van Philips II 1581
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1232
- Museum classification
- jeton · history medal
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
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