Broad: Charles II (obverse); Shields (reverse)
designed by Thomas Simon (British, c. 1623–1665)
1660
- Medium
- gold
- Classification
- Coins
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
- Culture
- England, Charles II, 1660-1685
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Medieval Art
- Credit line
- The Norweb Collection
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
The hammered series of English coins was now nearing its end. In 1662 and from that time forward, all coins were produced by the mill and screw press, which gradually developed into modern minting machinery. From 1660 till 1662 hammered coins were still produced while the Mint was being reformed. In preparing the designs for the new mill coinage many pattern pieces were produced, of which this rare and exceptionally attractive piece is one.
