Summary
Gold coin; Denomination: Sovereign
Tower Mint, London
Henry VIII (1509-1547)
Third Coinage. The sovereign was a one pound or twenty shilling coin.
Obverse Description
The King enthroned holding an orb and sceptre, the throne birds on its pillars; around, (mm lis) HENRIC 8 DI GRA AGL FRANCIE Z HIBER REX
Reverse Description
A crowned shield quartered with the arms of England and France, with supporters a crowned lion on left and a dragon on right; below HR; around (mm lis) IHS AVTEM TRANCIENS PER MEDIV ILLORV IBAT (translation: but Jesus passing through the midst of them went His way; from Luke iv, 30).
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Acknowledgement
Purchased, Felton Bequest, 1932
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Date Issued
1544-1547 AD
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Material
Gold
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Axis
01
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
39 mm (Outside Diameter), 12.388 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
North 1824
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., p.94, no.1824 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., p.222, no.2290 Pages
