Sovereign of Thirty Shillings: Edward VI Enthroned (obverse); Shield of Royal Arms on Rose (reverse)
1550–53
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Sovereign of Thirty Shillings: Edward VI Enthroned (obverse); Shield of Royal Arms on Rose (reverse), 1550–53. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.177 The reverse shield of arms shows three fleurs-de-lis for France and three lions for England, each repeated.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: EDWARD VI DG ANGILE FRAN DIE Z HIBERNIAE REX Translation: Edward VI by the Grace of God, King of England, France, and Ireland Remark: obverse Inscription: IHESV AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIVM ILLOVM IBAT Translation: But Jesus, passing through the midst of them went his way. Remark: Luke IV. 30, reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.177
- 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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