Jetton from Nuremberg with Vulcan
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Neurenberg met Vulcanus
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1575 - c. 1625
Silver-plated brass medal, on the obverse Jupiter and Vulcan forging armor for Athena, with inscription at the top, on the reverse two crowned columns between which is a crowned shield of France, with inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1411; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.65 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.65 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.65 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Neurenberg met Vulcanus
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1411
- 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.