Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (reverse) (1644): Art, History and Details

Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (reverse) (1644) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

A more rare example of the Oxford Triple Unite, this piece is struck on a slightly smaller flan or planchet than 1969.195. Until his capture the King's headquarters remained at Oxford, and the OXON below the date denotes the place of striking. The king is shown at half length and is crowned. He holds a sword and olive branch with a plume behind him. On the reverse is Psalm 68, "Let God arise and His enemies be scattered."

Object facts

• Title: Triple Unite or Three Pound Piece: Charles I (obverse); Declaration on Scroll (reverse)
• Date: 1644
• Culture: England, Charles I, 1625-1649
• Type: Coins
• Technique: gold
• Dimensions: Diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
• Collection: MED - Numismatics
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 1969.196

A detail from the museum

The Triple Unite, valued at three pounds, was only produced during the English Civil War between 1642 and 1644.

Collection credit

The Norweb Collection

Further reading listed by the museum

• Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. [Catalog. 1968.

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