Counter Token `Concedat laurea linguae` - Hans I Krauwinckel
Counter Token `Concedat laurea linguae` - Hans I Krauwinckel
€339,970.00
Location
Nuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year
1562-1586
Type
Utility items/Counter token
Composition
Brass
Weight
3.5 g
Diameter
26 mm
Thickness
0.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Corn spurting from the bones of dead men. Legend around and initials of the engraver in exergue.
Obverse lettering
SPES ALTERA VITAE
✿ H ✿ K ✿ (Translation: Another hope of life.)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Citizen standing left, holding laurel branch, facing soldier whose armor is piled on the ground behind him. Legend around, and in the exergue, again the initials of the engraver.
Reverse lettering
CONCEDAT LAVREA LINGVAE
• H.K • (Translation: The laurels to eloquence.)