Mouton d'Or of King Jean le Bon of France, 1350-1364 (Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.372)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1350–1364
Because this gold coin represents the Paschal Lamb, a symbol of Christ, on one of its faces, it is known as a "Golden Sheep"--Mouton d'Or in French. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1964.372: Mouton d'Or of King Jean le Bon of France, 1350-1364 , 1350–1364. France, Gothic period, 14th century. Gold; diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.). Inscribed: haloed Paschal Lamb, holding a staff with a floriate cross and framed with a near-circle of single arches and inscribed: AGN.DEI.QVI.TOLL.PECA.MVDI.MISERERE.NOB; inscription directly below the Pascal lamb: IOH.REX.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Design
- Inscription
- haloed Paschal Lamb, holding a staff with a floriate cross and framed with a near-circle of single arches and inscribed: AGN.DEI.QVI.TOLL.PECA.MVDI.MISERERE.NOB; inscription directly below the Pascal lamb: IOH.REX.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1350–1364
- Culture period
- France, Gothic period, 14th century
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1964.372
- Published references
- The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 64 · Wixom, William D. Treasures from Medieval France . [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 218-219; cat. no. V-1 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 64 · The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978 . Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 70
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