Gold angel of Henry VII of England, England/Holland county (London), 1504 - 1509. 1954.237.513

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Obverse: (Pheon) HENRIC': DI': GRA': REX: ANGL': Z: FRA' (cross-head of spear) (three saltires). N.B. lg. crook-shaped abbreviation mark apostrophe after HENRIC; colon stops are rendered as saltires - St. Michael stg. r., nimbate, slaying dragon with cruciform (cross-crosslet) spear.
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Reverse: (Pheon) PER: CRVCE': TVA': SALVA: NOS: XRE': RED' (N.B. colon stops are rendered as saltires) - English arms upon sailing ship, single mast rendered as cross, with H to l. and rose to r.

Physical Description

  • Axis: 1

  • Conservation State

    • Secondary Treatment: Countermarked

  • Measurements

    • Diameter: 28.3

Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1954.237.513
  • Department: Medieval
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Ives, Herbert E.

Notes

  • Late angel (1504-1509), with saltire stops (two saltires after ANGL'). The Holland counterstamp, revalidating the coin by 1/8th increase, was applied in 1573, perhaps at Amsterdam. RWH --4/15/2011

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States