Appearance of a supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia in 1572, jeton in honour of Philip II, King of Spain
Also known as: Verschijning van een supernova in het sterrenbeeld Cassiopeia in 1572, rekenpenning ter ere van Filips II, koning van Spanje
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1573
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: eight-pointed star within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-446; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.61 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.61 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.61 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- eight-pointed star within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Verschijning van een supernova in het sterrenbeeld Cassiopeia in 1572, rekenpenning ter ere van Filips II, koning van Spanje
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-446
- 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.