Hendrik Vanderstock, general treasurer of the city of Antwerp, jeton struck by order of the city of Antwerp
Also known as: Hendrik Vanderstock, algemeen schatmeester van de stad Antwerpen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de stad Antwerpen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1619
Copper medal. Obverse: Fortune standing on a winged sphere, attacked on both sides by a gale, a fury and a monster within an inscription. Reverse: castle beneath two hands within a wreath of rose branches and inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1075; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 4.78 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
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 4.78 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 4.78 g
Design
- Obverse
- Fortune standing on a winged sphere, attacked on both sides by a gale, a fury and a monster within an inscription.
- Reverse
- castle beneath two hands within a wreath of rose branches and inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Hendrik Vanderstock, algemeen schatmeester van de stad Antwerpen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de stad Antwerpen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1075
- 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.