Sovereign: Henry VII (obverse); Shield of Arms in Tudor Rose (reverse)
1504–9
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Sovereign: Henry VII (obverse); Shield of Arms in Tudor Rose (reverse), 1504–9. England, Henry VII, 1485-1509. Gold; diameter: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.169 Sovereigns are large, thin gold coins that feature portraits of the respective monarch; here Henry VII is sitting on a throne.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: HENRICIUS DEI GRATIA, REX, ANGLIAE, FRANCIAE, ET HIBRNIA DNS HIB Translation: Henry, by the grace of God, King of England, France and Hibernia (Ireland) Remark: obverse Inscription: IHESUS AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIUM ILLORVM IBAT Translation: But Jesus, passing through the midst of them went his way. Remark: reverse, Luke 4:30
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.169
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times.</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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