Money changer's trebuchet scale. - Lot 171

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Money changer's trebuchet scale. - Lot 171
Money changer's trebuchet scale. Wooden box containing a brass balance with two plates, one round, the other triangular, and thirteen square weights representing the currencies of various countries. They are divided into fourteen small compartments (one damaged). The inside of the lid features a copper engraving listing the motifs of the coins and their values in florins (gulden) and stuiver. Partially legible ink inscription:"...Gerrit Geens ... 1646..." United Provinces (Amsterdam?), mid-17th century. H. 3.5 cm - W. 15.5 cm - D. 8.5 cm Misses, small accidents and wear. Similar example: Historische-Apotheke / Pharmazeutische Antiquitäten for an Amsterdam monetary scale by Jan ADRIANSZ (Adriansen) van KEULEN dated 1656.
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