The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 29, 2023

Two Guineas: James II (obverse)

1687

Part of a set. See all set records

designer

John Roettier

(British, 1631–1703)

England, James II, 1685-1688

Gold

Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1969.200.a

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

DEI . GRATIA . IACOEVS . II .

Inscription Remark

James the Second, by the Grace of God

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/1969.200.a