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.

Object Details

ID: MEC2696
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