Five Guineas: Charles II (obverse); Four Shields (reverse)
1668
John Roettier
John Roettier (British, 1631–1703)
Medieval Art
Five Guineas: Charles II (obverse); Four Shields (reverse), 1668. Design by John Roettier (British, 1631–1703). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.199 The name guinea came from the gold where it was mined, the so-called Gold Coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Maker/Artist
- John Roettier
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: CAROLVS . II. DEI . GRATIA. Translation: Charles the Second by the Grace of God Remark: obverse Inscription: DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO Remark: Edge Inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1668 Translation: King of Great Britain France and Ireland Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.199
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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