Medal of lead
Also known as: Penning van lood
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1650 - c. 1750
Lead medal. Obverse: deer running to the left under inscription, moon with stars and radiant sun. Reverse: helmeted coat of arms within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-196; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 4.4 cm x weight 205 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 4.4 cm x weight 205 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.4 cm x weight 205 g
Design
- Obverse
- deer running to the left under inscription, moon with stars and radiant sun.
- Reverse
- helmeted coat of arms within circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning van lood
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-20-196
- Museum classification
- medal
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 medallic references.