id:			144425
accession number:	1969.178
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.178
updated:		2023-08-23 22:13:04.852000

Sovereign of Twenty Shillings: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Shield of Royal Arms (reverse), 1550–53. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.178

title:				Sovereign of Twenty Shillings: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Shield of Royal Arms (reverse)
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creation date:			1550–53
creation date earliest:		1550
creation date latest:		1553
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	England, Edward VI, 1547-1553
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	EDWARD VI: D G; AGL': FRAN: HIBER; REX
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	remark:		

	inscription:	IHS AVTE TRANAI PER M EDIV ILLOR IBAT
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	remark:		

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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:
The young king Edward VI, shown wearing armor, was between 13 and 16 years old when this coin was struck.

digital description:


wall description:
The initial mark tun, a small barrel, shows that his piece was struck in the Tower mint and dates it from 1551–53. It was struck in 22 carat gold. The initial mark appears at the top of the reverse of the coin.
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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. 37
	url:		

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IMAGES

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