Photo of collection object Crown of the Double Rose: Crowned Double Rose (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse)
Crown of the Double Rose: Crowned Double Rose (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse), 1526–33. gold, Diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Norweb Collection, 1969.172. CC0.

Crown of the Double Rose: Crowned Double Rose (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse)

1526–33

Maker Unknown

Medieval Art

Crown of the Double Rose: Crowned Double Rose (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse), 1526–33. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.172 Henry VIII placed the initials of three of his queens on some of his coins, the only occasion on which this has been done on the English coinage.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Coins
Formatted Medium
gold
Medium
gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: HENRIC VIII RUTILANS ROSA SINE SPINE Translation: Henry VIII a dazzling rose without a thorn. Remark: obverse Inscription: DEI GR ANGLIE Z FRANC DNS HIBERNIE Translation: By the Grace of God, King of England, France, Lord of Ireland Remark: reverse
Departments
Medieval Art
Accession Number
1969.172
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection
Rights Statement
CC0

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