Sovereign of Thirty Shillings: Elizabeth I (obverse); Shield of Arms on Tudor Rose (reverse)
1583–1603
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Sovereign of Thirty Shillings: Elizabeth I (obverse); Shield of Arms on Tudor Rose (reverse), 1583–1603. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.181 The denomination of this coin was so high that as a piece of money it was meant only for the aristocracy or royalty.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA Translation: Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England, France and Ireland. Remark: obverse Inscription: A DNO FACTV EST ISTVD ET EST MIRAB IN OCVL IS NRIS Translation: This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvellous in our eyes. Remark: reverse, Psalm 118:23
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.181
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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