Allegory of the anti-imperial sentiment of Pope Julius II, jeton of the Bureau des Finances of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Charles, Prince of Spain
Also known as: Allegorie op het anti-keizerlijke gezindheid van paus Julius II, rekenpenning van het Bureau des Finances van Maximiliaan I, Duits keizer en Karel, prins van Spanje
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1509
Copper jeton. Obverse: fox standing on hind legs, with a monk's cowl around its neck, attempting to catch geese standing in front of it within an inscription. Reverse: spouting fountain flanked by the letters M and K within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-74; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.2 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
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.2 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.2 g
Design
- Obverse
- fox standing on hind legs, with a monk's cowl around its neck, attempting to catch geese standing in front of it within an inscription.
- Reverse
- spouting fountain flanked by the letters M and K within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Allegorie op het anti-keizerlijke gezindheid van paus Julius II, rekenpenning van het Bureau des Finances van Maximiliaan I, Duits keizer en Karel, prins van Spanje
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-74
- 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
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