City of Leiden, lead token with no. 209
Also known as: Stad Leiden, loodje met no. 209
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1600 - c. 1800
Lead token. Obverse: crowned coat of arms flanked by two lions. Reverse: numeral 209. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-93; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 26.33 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
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 26.33 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 26.33 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms flanked by two lions.
- Reverse
- numeral 209.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Leiden, loodje met no. 209
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-93
- Museum classification
- alms token
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, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against numismatic (token) references.