id:			144547
accession number:	1969.216.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.216.a
updated:		2024-08-08 15:15:35.233000

Two Pound Piece: William IV (obverse), 1831. Engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850), William Wyon (British, 1795–1851). Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.216.a

title:				Two Pound Piece: William IV (obverse)
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creation date:			1831
creation date earliest:		1831
creation date latest:		1831
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	England, William IV, 1830-1837
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
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CREATORS

* Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850)  - engraved by

* William Wyon (British, 1795–1851)  - designed by

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measurements: Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	BRITANNIAR: REX  F: D:  GULIELMUS IIII  D: G:
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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
	date: -1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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