Double taler (double three-emperors taler) from Bohemia of Rudolf II, with the heads of Maximilian I, Charles V and Ferdinand I, German Emperors
Also known as: Dubbele taler (dubbele driekeizertaler) uit Bohemen van Rudolf II, met de hoofden van Maximiliaan I, Karel V en Ferdinand I, Duits keizers
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1590
Obverse: bust of three men with crowns within legend. Reverse: double-headed eagle with coat of arms within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-481; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 58.3 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 4,2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 58,3 g · diameter 4.2 cm x weight 58.3 g
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 58.3 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of three men with crowns within legend.
- Reverse
- double-headed eagle with coat of arms within legend
Identification
- Original title
- Dubbele taler (dubbele driekeizertaler) uit Bohemen van Rudolf II, met de hoofden van Maximiliaan I, Karel V en Ferdinand I, Duits keizers
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-481
- Museum classification
- dubbele taler · coin
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