Post-Medieval — 1504; 16th century
Henry VII angel
A gold Angel of Henry VII (1485-1509). The obverse: St Michael the Archangel vanquishing the dragon piercing it through the mouth with a spear/cross. St Michael has both knees bent, and he stands on the dragon, to whom his back is half turned. The legend reads: HENRIC.DI.GRA.REX.AGL'Z.FRA. ('Henry by the Grace of God, King of England and France'). The reverse: with a ship surmounted by square-topped shield and mast dividing the letter 'H' and a rose, twith he legend: PER.CRVCE'TVA'.SALVA.NOS XPE.RE, ('By thy cross save us, O Christ, our Redeemer') with saltire stops. The mint mark is a greyhound's head, 1504.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- A25689
- Object name:
- Henry VII angel
- Artist/Maker:
- Tower Mint, London
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- Production date:
- 1504; 16th century
- Material:
gold
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 28 mm, WT 5.1 g (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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