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Half Sovereign: Henry VIII (obverse); Crowned Arms (reverse)
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Half Sovereign: Henry VIII (obverse); Crowned Arms (reverse)

1544–47 · gold

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In this third coinage, a new portrait of the king appears. There is now an attempt to make the portrait lifelike, and we see the king fat and middle-aged compared to previous coinage such as 1969.170 .

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineHalf Sovereign: Henry VIII (obverse); Crowned Arms (reverse), 1544–47. England, Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.174
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