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Half-angel
Henry VII half-angel. Obverse: The archangel St Michael, standing, facing, on the dragon which he pierces with his spear. Legend: 'HENRIC' : DI : GRA' : REX : AGL' . Z'. Reverse: Reverse: Ship to right with mast in form of cross, surmounted by a top-castle. 'h' and a rose on either side of the mast. Royal arms at its base. Legend: 'O : CRVX : AVE : SPES : VNICA .' This is one group of nine gold coins found in the Greenwich Palace excavations of 1970-71, in the lower Grand Square of the Old Royal Naval College. Two of the nine are now in the collections of the British Museum: the others are NMM MEC2690-96. For further information see notes to MEC2690.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2696 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Coin - half-angel |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1485-1489 |
| People: | Tudor, Henry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm |
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