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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.247
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Ship Penny Jeton
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
15th-16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Nüremberg
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184173

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brass
Dimensions
2.5 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (1 x 1/16 in.)
1.59 g
Denomination
jeton
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse, around perimeter, struck: [ ] BUMP [?] [ ]
  • inscription: obverse, around perimeter, struck: [ ] MBA [ ] [illeg., same letters repeating]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur W. Arundel, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1974.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.247
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: sailing ship; reverse: four fleurs-de-lys in a diamond.

Verification Level

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