Two uneven silver discs showing a figure riding a horse and an elaborate ringed design.
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Two silver coins with uneven edges. Both have a border of letters which are slightly worn. The coin on the left shows a figure riding a horse in profile, holding up a sword. The coin on the right shows an elaborate design which looks like a round shield with curling lines coming off the edges which are symmetrical. Within the circle it is divided into 4 quadrants with different designs in each.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.261
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
One Crown Coin
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1645
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France, Calais
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226328

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
irreg.: 4.2 cm diam. x 0.3 cm depth (1 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
28.06 g
Denomination
crown
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, around perimeter: CAROLUS: D: G: MA[G B]RI: [FR]A: E[T ]HIB: REX: [tower]
  • inscription: 1645, reverse, around perimeter: CHRISTO: AVSPICE: REGNO: 1645 [tower]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Frederick M. Watkins, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1972.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.261
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: equestrian King Charles I riding to left, upraised sword in his right hand; reverse: round shield with coat of arms, foliate enrichment around.

Publication History

  • Coins and Medals, auct. cat., Jacques Schulman (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 4, 1957 - February 6, 1957), p. 74, no. 1676
  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), no. 2, p. 159, repr.

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 09/24/2019; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 06/02/2025

Verification Level

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