Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.185)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1595–98
For a long time all Elizabethan gold was considered as one series, but now it is divided into three, in accordance with who was in charge of the Tower mint and in accordance with the sequence of initial marks.
On the reverse the initial mark is a key and can be seen just before the start of the inscription. On the obverse is a woolpack although it is overstruck. This points to the reuse of the die. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1969.185: Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1595–98. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). Inscribed: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA (Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England, France and Ireland.); SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EAM (May the shield of faith protect her.).
Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Queen Elizabeth still appears youthful in this portrait; she wears an elaborate bejeweled dress and her long hair flows from underneath her crown.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Design
- Inscriptions
- ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA (Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England, France and Ireland.); SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EAM (May the shield of faith protect her.)
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1595–98
- Culture period
- England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1969.185
- 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. 44
- Museum classification
- Coins
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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