Philip V, King of Spain, jeton struck by order of the castellany of Vieux-Bourg of Ghent
Also known as: Filips V, koning van Spanje, rekenpenning geslagen op last van kasselrij Vieux-Bourg van Gent
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1703 - 1703-12
Brass medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: tower surmounted by a lion's head within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1592-A; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.93 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
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.93 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.93 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- tower surmounted by a lion's head within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Filips V, koning van Spanje, rekenpenning geslagen op last van kasselrij Vieux-Bourg van Gent
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1592-A
- 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.