Jeton struck by order of the States of Utrecht
Also known as: Rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Staten van Utrecht
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1574
Copper jeton. Obverse: woman by a fountain, representing Thisbe, piercing herself with a dagger; at her feet a man lying on the ground, representing Pyramus, within an inscription; exergue: year interrupted by coat of arms; Venus, leaning with an arm on a column, hands an arrow to Cupid standing beside her within an inscription; exergue: letters C, V and F.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-461; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.21 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 2.8 cm x weight 4.21 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.21 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Staten van Utrecht
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-461
- 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.