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Constancy of the Pro-Spanish, jeton of the Council of Finance

Also known as: Standvastigheid der Spaansgezinden, rekenpenning van de raad van Financiën

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1575

Copper jeton. Obverse: helmeted woman with lance in hand, representing Constancy, supports a broken column standing on a rock in the sea, which is stirred up by winds; at her feet a reclining lion within circumscription.

Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-480; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.38 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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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.38 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.38 g

Design

Obverse
helmeted woman with lance in hand, representing Constancy, supports a broken column standing on a rock in the sea, which is stirred up by winds; at her feet a reclining lion within circumscription.
Reverse
inscription.

Identification

Original title
Standvastigheid der Spaansgezinden, rekenpenning van de raad van Financiën
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-480
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.
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