Half Angel: Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse)
1526–44
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Half Angel: Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse), 1526–44. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.171 This coin takes its name from the winged angel figure, St. Michael, who is spearing the dragon.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: HENRIC 8 DG AGL FR Z HIB REX Translation: Henry the Eighth by the Grace of God, King of England Remark: obverse Inscription: O CRVX AVE SPES VNICA Translation: Hail! O Cross, our only hope. Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.171
- 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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