Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.196)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1644
A more rare example of the Oxford Triple Unite, this piece is struck on a slightly smaller flan or planchet than 1969.195 . Until his capture the King's headquarters remained at Oxford, and the OXON below the date denotes the place of striking. The king is shown at half length and is crowned. He holds a sword and olive branch with a plume behind him. On the reverse is Psalm 68, "Let God arise and His enemies be scattered." Cleveland Museum of Art object 1969.196: Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (reverse), 1644. England, Charles I, 1625-1649. Gold; diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). Inscribed: CAROLUS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIBER REX (Charles by the grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland); III RELIG PROT LEG ANG LIBER PAR 1644 OXON (The religion of the Protestants, the laws of England and the liberty of Parliament); EXURGAT DEUS DISSIPENTUR INIMICI (Let God arise and His enemies be scattered). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Historical context
The Triple Unite, valued at three pounds, was only produced during the English Civil War between 1642 and 1644.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Design
- Inscriptions
- CAROLUS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIBER REX (Charles by the grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland); III RELIG PROT LEG ANG LIBER PAR 1644 OXON (The religion of the Protestants, the laws of England and the liberty of Parliament); EXURGAT DEUS DISSIPENTUR INIMICI (Let God arise and His enemies be scattered)
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1644
- Culture period
- England, Charles I, 1625-1649
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1969.196
- 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. 55
- Museum classification
- Coins
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Catalogue references
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