Cleveland Museum of Art
Two Pound Piece: George III (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
Benedetto PistrucciLinkedCulture matchlcp-49ecbe076885
- Date
- 1820
- Medium
- gold
- Culture
- England, George III, 1760-1820
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 144537
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
The five- and two-pound pieces struck for George III were only struck as patterns in this, the last year of the his reign. No pieces of either denomination were put into circulation. This very rare piece shows Pistrucci's Saint George as modified by Wyon. In the original the lance is broken; here the lance a been converted by Wyon into a sword, and it has appeared thus in future coinage. Later, in currency issues, the streamer disappears for a time for the helmet. Benedetto Pistrucci was an Italian gem and coin engraver, medallist, and carver of cameos.
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- Credit line
- The Norweb Collection
- Provenance
- -1969: Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1969-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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