Reinforcement of the fortifications of Brussels and construction of a fort, jeton of Théodore d'Elshout-Van Heusden, Lord of Middelswale, magistrate of the treasury of Brussels
Also known as: Versterking van de veredigingswerken van Brussel en bouw van een fort, rekenpenning van Theodore d'Elshout-Van Heusden, heer van Middelswale, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1671-01
Copper jeton. Obverse: helmeted coat of arms flanked by two lions within an inscription. Reverse: hand emerging from clouds casts coins into an open money chest standing within the walls of a bastion within a two-line inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1364; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.35 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 3.2 cm x weight 6.35 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.35 g
Design
- Obverse
- helmeted coat of arms flanked by two lions within an inscription.
- Reverse
- hand emerging from clouds casts coins into an open money chest standing within the walls of a bastion within a two-line inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Versterking van de veredigingswerken van Brussel en bouw van een fort, rekenpenning van Theodore d'Elshout-Van Heusden, heer van Middelswale, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1364
- 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.