Angel: An Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse)

Description

This piece is one of the finest specimens known. It contains on the reverse, at the end of the legend, an unexplained mark that strongly resembles a small letter c, superimposed on a figure 7.

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-)

Angel: An Angel Slaying a Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms (reverse)

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1553–54

Accession Number

1969.180

Medium

gold

Dimensions

Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)

Classification

Coins

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Norweb Collection