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Alliance between Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor, jeton struck in honour of Philip IV, King of Spain

Also known as: Verbond tussen Spanje en de Duitse keizer, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1664

Copper jeton. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: two columns joined by a rope, of which the left supports a lion and the right an eagle, standing in a turbulent sea battered by storm winds within an inscription.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1316; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.56 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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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.56 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.56 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man within an inscription.
Reverse
two columns joined by a rope, of which the left supports a lion and the right an eagle, standing in a turbulent sea battered by storm winds within an inscription.

Identification

Original title
Verbond tussen Spanje en de Duitse keizer, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1316
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.
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