Brussels Canal, jeton of the 'quaestors'
Also known as: Vaart van Brussel, rekenpenning van de 'quaestors'
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1603
Copper jeton. Obverse: sailing ship; upper left: god of the Winds between two laurel branches within legend. Reverse: two sailing ships in a lock within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-943; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 4.6 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 3 cm x weight 4.6 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 4.6 g
Design
- Obverse
- sailing ship; upper left: god of the Winds between two laurel branches within legend.
- Reverse
- two sailing ships in a lock within legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Vaart van Brussel, rekenpenning van de 'quaestors'
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-943
- 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.