id:			144489
accession number:	1969.198
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.198
updated:		2023-08-23 22:13:32.759000

Broad: Charles II (obverse); Shields (reverse), 1660. Thomas Simon (British, c. 1623–1665). Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.198

title:				Broad: Charles II (obverse); Shields (reverse)
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			1660
creation date earliest:		1660
creation date latest:		1660
current location:		
creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	England, Charles II, 1660-1685
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Thomas Simon (British, c. 1623–1665)  - designed by

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measurements: Diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	CAROLVS * II . REX .
	translation:	
	remark:		

	inscription:	1660 MAG MALI A·DEI
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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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 shields on the reverse show England, Scotland, France, and Ireland in a cruciform shape with crowned interlocked Cs in between.

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wall description:
The hammered series of English coins was now nearing its end. In 1662 and from that time forward, all coins were produced by the mill and screw press, which gradually developed into modern minting machinery. From 1660 till 1662 hammered coins were still produced while the Mint was being reformed. In preparing the designs for the new mill coinage many pattern pieces were produced, of which this rare and exceptionally attractive piece is one.
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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. 57
	url:		

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IMAGES

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