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Angel: An Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse)

1553–54

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England, Mary, 1553-1554

Gold

Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1969.180

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

The angel was an English gold coin introduced by Edward IV in 1465.

Description

This piece is one of the finest specimens known. It contains on the reverse, at the end of the legend, an unexplained mark that strongly resembles a small letter c, superimposed on a figure 7.

Inscriptions

Inscription

MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGIN

Inscription Translation

Mary by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland

Inscription Remark

obverse

Inscription

A DNO FACTV EST ISTVD Z EST MIRABI

Inscription Translation

This is the Lord's doing and it is marvellous.

Inscription Remark

reverse

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. [Catalog. 1968.] p. 39

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, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).