Angel: St. George Slaying the Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms and Cross (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.168)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1483–85
This coin is similar to the angel of Henry VI, 1969.167 , but from completely different dies. Between the second reign of Edward IV and the reign of Richard III, Edward V, at the age of 13, reigned briefly from April 9 to June 22, 1483.
Richard, Edward's uncle, caused the boy to be imprisoned in the Tower where he and his younger brother were murdered at the instigation of Richard. Their bodies were buried under a staircase and lay undiscovered for 200 years. Richard, who had been Protector during the reign of Edward V, was crowned king. The initial mark, half-rose and sun, once thought to indicate the coins of Edward V, was been assigned to those of Edward IV.
The only coins of Edward V which can definitely be attributed to his reign are those with the mink mark boar's head that was also the mark of Richard III. Only five examples of gold angels of Edward V exist. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1969.168: Angel: St. George Slaying the Dragon (obverse); Ship with Shield of Arms and Cross (reverse), 1483–85. England, Richard III, 1483-1485. Gold; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.).
Inscribed: RICARD DIGRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (Richard by the Grace of God, King of England and France); PER CRVCE TVA SALVA NOS XPC REDEMPT (By Thy cross, save us, O Christ, our Redeemer). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
The reverse side shows an English galley, the monogram R, and a rose representing the House of York.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Design
- Inscriptions
- RICARD DIGRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (Richard by the Grace of God, King of England and France); PER CRVCE TVA SALVA NOS XPC REDEMPT (By Thy cross, save us, O Christ, our Redeemer)
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1483–85
- Culture period
- England, Richard III, 1483-1485
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1969.168
- Published references
- Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection . [Catalog. 1968. p. 27
- Museum classification
- Coins
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