Br Token of Matheus Lauffer, Nuremberg (Nuremberg (Germany)), 1612 - 1634. 1934.76.66

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1934.76.66

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 3.91
    • Diameter (in mm): 28.1

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Token
  • Date Range: 1612 - 1634
  • Material: Br

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: AVT CAESAR AVT NIHIL (star)/ in exergue: . MAT: LAV: ="Either Caesar or nothing"
    • Type: A man, facing l.; dressed in Roman soldier uniform, holding a spear in his r. hand, a torch in his l. hand.
    • Symbol: . MAT: LAV:

  • Reverse

    • Legend: MATER . PACIS . CONCORDIA/ in exergue: . M . LAV .="Mother [of] peace [and] harmony"
    • Type: A woman, facing right, clothed in a roman dress, wearing a hat with a feather; holding a tall feather in her left hand, reaching with her right hand (into a cornucopia filled with fruits?).
    • Symbol: . M . LAV .

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1934.76.66
  • Department: Modern
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Counters

Notes

  • cf. to 1001.1.29910 (W. Lauffer II, 1612-1651)

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States

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