Sovereign of Twenty Shillings: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Shield of Royal Arms (reverse)
1550–53
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Sovereign of Twenty Shillings: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Shield of Royal Arms (reverse), 1550–53. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.178 The young king Edward VI, shown wearing armor, was between 13 and 16 years old when this coin was struck.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: EDWARD VI: D G; AGL': FRAN: HIBER; REX Translation: Edward VI, by the grace of God king of England, France and Ireland Remark: obverse Inscription: IHS AVTE TRANAI PER M EDIV ILLOR IBAT Translation: But He passing through the midst of them went his way. Remark: reverse, Luke IV: 30
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.178
- 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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