The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 28, 2023

Sovereign: Henry VIII Enthroned (obverse)

1526–1544

Part of a set. See all set records

England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547

Gold

Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1969.170.a

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

henricvs dei gracia rex anglie et franc dns hib

Inscription Translation

Henry by the grace of God King of England and France, Lord of Ireland

Provenance
-1969
Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1969-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.170.a