Description
In this third coinage, a new portrait of the king appears. There is now an attempt to make the portrait lifelike, and we see the king fat and middle-aged compared to previous coinage such as 1969.170.
Provenance
Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art (-1969); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1969-)
Accession Number
1969.174
Medium
gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Classification
Coins
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection
