Counter Token Wolf Lauffer II

€1.00
LocationNuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year
TypeUtility token
CompositionCopper (copper alloy)
Weight4.59 g
Diameter28 mm
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ShapeRound
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Obverse descriptionA man in traditional Spanish dress with harem pants and beret, stands with his feet in a balance. In his outstretched arms, he holds with his right hand a watch with a chain and a trophy/goblet, in his left hand a (money) bag.
Obverse letteringICH HAB DIE ANG[E]NE[H]ME KVNST DIE MACHT GERECHTI[G] KEIT VND GVNST ESAIAS V X CA
(Translation: Ich hab die angene(h)me Kunst, die macht Gerechtigkeit und Gunst ...  I have the pleasant Art, that makes Justice and Favour ...)
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Reverse descriptionAt top, a hand from the clouds holds a scale (which is weighing a man on left pan holding a cross, against a skull and a bag of money on right pan). On the left is standing a man clothed only in a loincloth; holding a compass in his lowered right hand, and a square and a plumbline in his raised left hand. To the right is standing a man in a cape, with a book in raised left hand; and below a dog, standing right and eating. In exergue numbers of Psalms 10.41
Reverse letteringGELT MACHT SCHELCK PSA. X. XLI
(Translation: Money makes bad Psalms 10:41 [or Psalms 41:10])
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MintageND  - -
Catalog ID6780359920
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