Jeton from Nuremberg with Meritrix
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Neurenberg met Meritrix
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1575 - c. 1625
Brass medal, on the obverse a crowned fantasy coat of arms with an inscription, on the reverse a king on a multi-headed monster with an inscription and exergue text.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1413; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.67 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 2.9 cm x weight 4.67 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.67 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Neurenberg met Meritrix
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1413
- 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.