id:			144497
accession number:	1969.200
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.200
updated:		2025-02-09 03:26:17.693000

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)
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creation date:			1687
creation date earliest:		1687
creation date latest:		1687
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	England, James II, 1685-1688
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
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CREATORS

* John Roettier (British, 1631–1703)  - designer

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measurements: Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
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	inscription:	DEI GRATIA IACOEVS II
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	inscription:	MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1687
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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

* {'description': '<em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).', 'opening_date': '1963-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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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. 59
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