id:			144528
accession number:	1969.210
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.210
updated:		2023-01-11 02:42:10.092000

Two Guinea Piece: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1773. Design by John Sigismund Tanner (British, 1705–1775). Gold; diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.210

title:				Two Guinea Piece: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
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creation date:			1773
creation date earliest:		1773
creation date latest:		1773
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	England, George III, 1760-1820
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
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CREATORS

* John Sigismund Tanner (British, 1705–1775)  - designed by

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measurements: Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	DEI . GRA . GEORGIVS . III .
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	inscription:	M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET 1773
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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 (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 year this coin was minted, colonists in Boston raided three British ships throwing several hundred chests of tea into the harbor.

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wall description:
This very rare piece is another example of the fine patterns being produced at this period. With the coming reform of the coinage, the five- and two-guinea pieces do not appear again for general circulation. John Sigismund Tanner came to England in 1728, was appointed chief engraver in 1741 and died in 1775. He was responsible for a large number of pattern coins and for most of the second "old head" type of currency coins issued during the reign of George II.
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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. 67
	url:		

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IMAGES

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