Description
This Half Sovereign was struck at the Tower mint. Here the king is shown crowned, unlike a similar example also in the collection, 1969.175.
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
1969.176
Medium
gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Classification
Coins
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection
