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Collection Online as of March 30, 2023

Quarter Stater: Tree (obverse); Plain Field (reverse)

c. 125–20 BC

Part of a set. See all set records

England (Ancient Britain), 2nd century B.C.

Gold

Diameter: 1 cm (3/8 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1969.144

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

The tree-like trophy in the center sits on top of three ringed pellets, surrounded by various motifs.

Description

The smaller size of the quarter stater left the artist little room for design. Apparently he was unable to reduce the stater design to such small dimensions. The meaningless jumble is probably part of a larger design.

Provenance
-1969
Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1969-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. 1968. pp. 3
Emery May Norweb Collection (Cleveland, Ohio), Emery May Norweb, C. E. Blunt, F. Elmore Jones, and R. P. Mack. Collection of Ancient British, Romano-British and English Coins. London: Spink, 1971. pp. 17-18
Exhibition history

English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).

Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.144