id:			144404
accession number:	1969.171
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Half Angel: Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse), 1526–44. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.171

title:				Half Angel: Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse)
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series:				
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creation date:			1526–44
creation date earliest:		1526
creation date latest:		1544
current location:		
creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	HENRIC 8 DG AGL FR Z HIB REX
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	inscription:	O CRVX AVE SPES VNICA
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times.</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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fun fact:
This coin takes its name from the winged angel figure, St. Michael, who is spearing the dragon.

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wall description:
During his life Henry VII had accumulated enormous wealth, and it took his son, Henry VIII, until 1542 to squander it. Henry knew the English coinage had been debased in the past and did not see why it should not be debased again, this time for his personal benefit. Full debasement began officially in 1544. The angel varied in value from 6 shillings 8 pence to 11 shillings between Edward's reign and the time of James I. During the reign of Henry VIII, it was valued at seven shillings and six pence (7/6) or 90 pence, the half angel being half that value. The angel was last produced under Charles I in 1642.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb.<em> English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection.</em> [Catalog. 1968.
	page number: 	p. 30
	url:		

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