Taler (guldiner) of Cardinal Matthaeus Lang von Wellenburg, Archbishop of Salzburg and Bishop of Gurk
Also known as: Taler (guldiner) van kardinaal Matthaeus Lang van Wellenburg, aartsbisschop van Salzburg en bisschop van Gurk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1522
Pierced. Obverse: bust of a man with a cardinal's biretta between year, within circumscription interrupted by three coats of arms. Reverse: coat of arms with archepiscopal cross and bishop's crosier under cardinal's hat within circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-116; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild; measurements diameter 4 cm x weight 28.82 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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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), gild
- Measurements
- diameter 4 cm x weight 28.82 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with a cardinal's biretta between year, within circumscription interrupted by three coats of arms.
- Reverse
- coat of arms with archepiscopal cross and bishop's crosier under cardinal's hat within circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Taler (guldiner) van kardinaal Matthaeus Lang van Wellenburg, aartsbisschop van Salzburg en bisschop van Gurk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-116
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
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