City of Brussels, jeton in honour of Engelbert Taye
Also known as: Stad Brussel, rekenpenning ter ere van Engelbert Taye
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1619
Copper jeton. Obverse: helmeted coat of arms, flanked by two dogs; bears a diamond-shaped countermark with the letter M. Reverse: Archangel Michael with sword raised above his head in combat with a dragon lying on the ground within an inscription; under the wing of the archangel. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1073; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.46 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
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.46 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.46 g
Design
- Obverse
- helmeted coat of arms, flanked by two dogs; bears a diamond-shaped countermark with the letter M.
- Reverse
- Archangel Michael with sword raised above his head in combat with a dragon lying on the ground within an inscription; under the wing of the archangel.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Brussel, rekenpenning ter ere van Engelbert Taye
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1073
- 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.