id: 144497 accession number: 1969.200 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.200 updated: 2022-01-04 16:40:41.061000 Two Guineas: James II (obverse); Four Shields of Arms (reverse), 1687. Design by John Roettier (British, 1631-1703). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.200 title: Two Guineas: James II (obverse); Four Shields of Arms (reverse) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1687 creation date earliest: 1687 creation date latest: 1687 current location: creditline: The Norweb Collection copyright: --- culture: England, James II, 1685-1688 technique: gold department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Numismatics type: Coins find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * John Roettier (British, 1631-1703) - designer --- measurements: Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: DEI GRATIA IACOEVS II translation: remark: inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1687 translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1969 opening date: 1970-01-27T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963). --- PROVENANCE Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1969- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The shields are as follows: England has three lions, Scotland has one lion, France has three fleur-de-lis, and Ireland has a harp. digital description: wall description: The coin type of James II was a continuation of that of the reign of his brother, Charles II. A rare piece, this denomination was only issued in 1687 and 1688. The four gold denominations established under the reformed coinage of the previous reign were five guineas, two guineas, guinea, and half guinea. --- RELATED WORKS --- 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. page number: p. 59 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.200/1969.200_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.200/1969.200_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.200/1969.200_full.tif