beaker; coin

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Object Type: beaker; coin
Museum number: AF.3080
Description: Beaker of silver parcel gilt; set with eight coins around sides and one in bottom. Last is half-daler of Charles XII of Sweden of 1718; others are pieces of 4 and 6 mariengroschen, mostly of House of Brunswick, Rudolf August and Anton Ulrich (1685-1704), Georg Ludwig (1698-1714), later George I of England. Stamped with hallmark and maker's mark.
Producer name
Production date: 1718 (latest coin); 1720 (circa; beaker)
Production place: Made in: Hamburg (city)
Materials: silver; gold
Technique: gilded; stamped
Dimensions: Diameter: 9.20 centimetres; Height: 6.80 centimetres
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Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Associated with: Karl XII, King of Sweden; Associated with: Rudolf August, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg; Associated with: Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; Associated with: George I, King of Great Britain
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1897
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: AF.3080

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