Double schautaler (double guldengroschen; double (locumtenens) taler) in the name of Frederick III the Wise of Saxony, appointed general stadtholder by Maximilian
Also known as: Dubbele schautaler (dubbele guldengroschen; dubbele (locumtenens) taler) op naam van Frederik III de Wijze van Saksen, door Maximiliaan aangesteld als algemeen stadhouder
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1512
Double guldengroschen, locumtenenstaler. Obverse: bust of a man within a border with legend and coats of arms. Reverse: eagle with coat of arms on breast within legend.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-73; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5 cm x weight 57.94 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 5 cm x weight 57.94 g · diameter 5 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 57,94 g
- Measurements
- diameter 5 cm x weight 57.94 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a border with legend and coats of arms.
- Reverse
- eagle with coat of arms on breast within legend
Identification
- Original title
- Dubbele schautaler (dubbele guldengroschen; dubbele (locumtenens) taler) op naam van Frederik III de Wijze van Saksen, door Maximiliaan aangesteld als algemeen stadhouder
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-73
- Museum classification
- dubbele schautaler · dubbele guldengroschen · locumtenenstaler · coin
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