Jeton for Alphonsus de Berghes, Archbishop of Mechelen, 1686
Also known as: Rekenpenning voor Alphons van Bergen Aartsbisschop van Mechelen 1686
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1686
Brass jeton, on the obverse a coat of arms under a cardinal's hat, with circumscription; on the reverse a mountain in the centre of the zodiac, with circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1390; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 8.04 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 8.04 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 8.04 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning voor Alphons van Bergen Aartsbisschop van Mechelen 1686
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1390
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against numismatic (jeton) references.