Ferdinand of Bavaria, Prince-Bishop of Liège and Archbishop of Cologne, Jetton of the Audit Office of Liège
Also known as: Ferdinand van Beieren, prins-bisschop van Luik en aartsbisschop van Keulen, rekenpenning van de rekenkamer van Luik
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1614
Copper medal with hole in it. Obverse: seated woman representing Religion, holding cross in left hand and chalice in right hand within inscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: crowned coat of arms on cartouche before crossed crozier and sword between the date within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1053; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 4.49 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 4.49 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 4.49 g
Design
- Obverse
- seated woman representing Religion, holding cross in left hand and chalice in right hand within inscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms on cartouche before crossed crozier and sword between the date within inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Ferdinand van Beieren, prins-bisschop van Luik en aartsbisschop van Keulen, rekenpenning van de rekenkamer van Luik
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1053
- Museum classification
- jeton
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 numismatic (jeton) references.