One Ort | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1986.528.488
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: One Ort
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 1625
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Poland, Gdansk
Culture: Polish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/226279

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

2.9 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (1 1/8 x 1/16 in.)
6.7 g

Denomination

ort

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse, struck: [around perimeter:] SIGIS: III. D.G: REX. POL: M: D: L: R: PR:; [around portrait:] 1 6
inscription: reverse, struck: [around perimeter:] MONETA: CIVIT: GEDANENSIS; [around emblem:] 2 5

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Nanette B. Rodney, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Accession Year: 1986
Object Number: 1986.528.488
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Sigismund in right profile, wearing elaborate collar. Nick or flaw at right edge. Reverse: two lions rampant, holding a shield with a crown and two crosses [the Gdansk city seal]. Toothed inner border on obverse and reverse.

Verification Level

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