Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Prepares for the War against Maarten van Rossum, jeton for Mr. Claes van Essche, member of
Also known as: Karel V, Duits keizer, bereidt zich voor op de oorlog tegen Maarten van Rossum, rekenpenning ten behoeve van Mr. Claes van Essche, lid van
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1542
Copper jeton. Obverse: portrait of Charles V with crown, globus cruciger in left hand and sword over right shoulder within circumscription. Reverse: lion with banner in claw, seated in a Holland Garden above the letters M and C on either side of a lozenge within circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-179; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 3.28 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 2.7 cm x weight 3.28 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 3.28 g
Design
- Obverse
- portrait of Charles V with crown, globus cruciger in left hand and sword over right shoulder within circumscription.
- Reverse
- lion with banner in claw, seated in a Holland Garden above the letters M and C on either side of a lozenge within circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Karel V, Duits keizer, bereidt zich voor op de oorlog tegen Maarten van Rossum, rekenpenning ten behoeve van Mr. Claes van Essche, lid van
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-179
- 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.