Two square silver pieces with different words and symbols stamped onto them.
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Two squares turned on their side so that they are diamond shapes. The left square reads “NEWARK” with the number “1646” below it and a number which is worn away but end in “188:” above it. There is a partial bumpy line border along the bottom two edges. The right square has a stamp of a crown with the letters “C” to the left of the crown and “R” to the right. There is a label along the bottom left edge, but under the border roman numerals ending in “-XX” can be seen.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1645
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Half-Crown
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1646
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185877

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
3.5 x 3.3 x 0.2 cm (1 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Denomination
half crown
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, struck: OBS / NEWARK / 1646
  • inscription: reverse, struck: C R / XXX

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1645
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Lozenge shaped. Reverse: crown. Beaded border still visible on some edges both obverse and reverse.

Exhibition History

  • 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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