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"Unveiling the Rich History of Coins: From Pontius Pilate to Ethelred II and Beyond" Step back in time as we explore the fascinating world of coins

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662330 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1-21. Porto-Bello taken, 22 November 1739)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: James I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: James I (b/w photo)
8662198 Medallic Illustrations of British History: James I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James I. 1. James I, Portrait, 1616. 2)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: William and Mary (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: William and Mary (b/w photo)
8662269 Medallic Illustrations of British History: William and Mary (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William and Mary. 1)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: William and Mary (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: William and Mary (b/w photo)
8662248 Medallic Illustrations of British History: William and Mary (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William and Mary. 1)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)
8662244 Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James II. 1-3. Archbishop Sancroft and Bishops, 1688)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)
8662243 Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James II. 1-2)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)
8662241 Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James II. 1. James II, Accession, 1685. 2)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo)
8662239 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles II. 1. Urban Hiaerne, Physician, 1682. 2)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662357 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1. Successes of 1758 and 1759. 2)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo)
8662226 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles II. 1)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662341 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1. Alexander Pope, Poet, 1743. 2)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662336 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1-13. Fort Chagre taken, 24 March 1740)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662332 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1-18. Porto-Bello taken, 22 November 1739)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles I (b/w photo)
8662210 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles I. 1-4)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)
8662326 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George I. 1-2. John Henley, Admission Tickets, 1726)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)
8662321 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George I. 1-9. George I, Medalets and Counters. 10-12)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)
8662318 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George I. 1)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo)
8662314 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne. 1. Congress at Utrecht opened, 18-29 January 1712)

Background imageCoin Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo)
8662298 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne. 1-2. Anne, Queen Anne's Bounty, 1704. 3)

Background imageCoin Collection: Head of Julian (engraving)

Head of Julian (engraving)
8663080 Head of Julian (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of Julian. Illustration for The Life and Work of St Paul by F W Farrar (Cassell)

Background imageCoin Collection: Head of Antiochus Epiphanes (engraving)

Head of Antiochus Epiphanes (engraving)
8663077 Head of Antiochus Epiphanes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of Antiochus Epiphanes)

Background imageCoin Collection: 100 old time Bible words (litho)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673191 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

Background imageCoin Collection: Ulric Galet - engraving of 1823 in ' Drolatiques de Pantagruel' by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Ulric Galet - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4933952 Ulric Galet - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel) - Private collection; (add.info)

Background imageCoin Collection: The establishment of the marriage contract, England, 18th century

The establishment of the marriage contract, England, 18th century. Lithograph of a reproduction of a painting by
NWI4913714 The establishment of the marriage contract, England, 18th century. Lithograph of a reproduction of a painting by William Hogarth (1697-1764).; (add.info)

Background imageCoin Collection: Production of medals and coins in the Hotel de la Monnaie (Paris mint)

Production of medals and coins in the Hotel de la Monnaie (Paris mint) and view on the right of the sovereign court of
ELD4890313 Production of medals and coins in the Hotel de la Monnaie (Paris mint) and view on the right of the sovereign court of Chambre des Monnaie, in the Palais de la Cite, Paris, 1360

Background imageCoin Collection: Plate coinage equipment and copying machines. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a

Plate coinage equipment and copying machines. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J
FLO4591146 Plate coinage equipment and copying machines. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Background imageCoin Collection: Street entertainer using a baton to remove a coin from a woman's nose without touching her nose

Street entertainer using a baton to remove a coin from a woman's nose without touching her nose
FLO4677632 Street entertainer using a baton to remove a coin from a woman's nose without touching her nose. Audience of fashionable women in bonnets, shawls and dresses with frills

Background imageCoin Collection: Costume d'un treasorier italian (comptable), 15th century - Costume of an Italian accountant or

Costume d'un treasorier italian (comptable), 15th century - Costume of an Italian accountant or treasurer
FLO4676046 Costume d'un treasorier italian (comptable), 15th century - Costume of an Italian accountant or treasurer, 15th century - He wears a black velvet hood

Background imageCoin Collection: The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table

The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table
FLO4675857 The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table. Death has his bone hand on the man's throat, while the Demon grabs his hair

Background imageCoin Collection: Engravings of coins depicting Emperors that came after Julian

Engravings of coins depicting Emperors that came after Julian
3521691 Engravings of coins depicting Emperors that came after Julian; (add.info.: Engravings of coins depicting Emperors that came after Julian); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCoin Collection: Classical figures and coins with allegorical representations of Africa

Classical figures and coins with allegorical representations of Africa, including a woman with an elephant-head helmet
FLO4620467 Classical figures and coins with allegorical representations of Africa, including a woman with an elephant-head helmet and cornucopia

Background imageCoin Collection: Coins and medals from ancient Egypt, including portraits of Ptolemy Euergetes 1, 13, Berenice 2

Coins and medals from ancient Egypt, including portraits of Ptolemy Euergetes 1, 13, Berenice 2, Arsinoe 3
FLO4619823 Coins and medals from ancient Egypt, including portraits of Ptolemy Euergetes 1, 13, Berenice 2, Arsinoe 3, Ptolemy II Philadelphus 4, Arsinoe 5, Ptolemy V Epiphanes 6

Background imageCoin Collection: Leucothoe seduced by Apollo - Leucothoe, charmed with the beauty of Apollo

Leucothoe seduced by Apollo - Leucothoe, charmed with the beauty of Apollo, yields without resistance
FLO4607679 Leucothoe seduced by Apollo - Leucothoe, charmed with the beauty of Apollo, yields without resistance. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by C

Background imageCoin Collection: Turkish costumes: military uniforms of cavalry and artillery, underneath

Turkish costumes: military uniforms of cavalry and artillery, underneath, traditional costumes of women and children
FLO4633933 Turkish costumes: military uniforms of cavalry and artillery, underneath, traditional costumes of women and children, with gold coins, crown and flag of Turkey

Background imageCoin Collection: Roman Hispania

Roman Hispania
3499737 Roman Hispania; (add.info.: Roman Hispania. Roman coin called As. Bronze. Coined in the Mint of Iltirda (Lerida, Catalonia, Spain). Front (left), a head with dophins

Background imageCoin Collection: United States Currency, 1787 New York Copper Cent

United States Currency, 1787 New York Copper Cent
3030399 United States Currency, 1787 New York Copper Cent; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Currency, 1787 New York Copper Cent); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Background imageCoin Collection: Two-Cent Coin

Two-Cent Coin
3031673 Two-Cent Coin; Museum of Connecticut History, Hartford, CT. USA; (add.info.: United States Two-Cent Coin); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Background imageCoin Collection: 1767 French coin for overseas colonies

1767 French coin for overseas colonies
3032414 1767 French coin for overseas colonies; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1767 French coin for overseas colonies); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

Background imageCoin Collection: Charles V depicted on a gold coin. (Carlos I, Carlos V or Carlos I de Espana)

Charles V depicted on a gold coin. (Carlos I, Carlos V or Carlos I de Espana)
529054 Charles V depicted on a gold coin. (Carlos I, Carlos V or Carlos I de Espana), 1500 - 1558)ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Carlos I of Spain

Background imageCoin Collection: Denarius of Titus Tatius, 8th-7th century BC (silver coin)

Denarius of Titus Tatius, 8th-7th century BC (silver coin)
AIS5342651 Denarius of Titus Tatius, 8th-7th century BC (silver coin); (add.info.: Coin of the Roman Empire (8th-7th century BC): Denarius (Denarius) with the effigy of Titus Tatius

Background imageCoin Collection: The departure of Telemaque from Egypt - The departure of Telemachus from Egypt

The departure of Telemaque from Egypt - The departure of Telemachus from Egypt. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4607872 The departure of Telemaque from Egypt - The departure of Telemachus from Egypt. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by C

Background imageCoin Collection: Telemaque, accompanied by Mentor, tells his adventures a Calypso -Telemachus accompanied by Mentor

Telemaque, accompanied by Mentor, tells his adventures a Calypso -Telemachus accompanied by Mentor narrates his
FLO4607812 Telemaque, accompanied by Mentor, tells his adventures a Calypso -Telemachus accompanied by Mentor narrates his adventures to Calypso. Copperplate engraving by J

Background imageCoin Collection: Narcissus seeing his reflection in a fountain becomes enamoured of himself

Narcissus seeing his reflection in a fountain becomes enamoured of himself. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4607775 Narcissus seeing his reflection in a fountain becomes enamoured of himself. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by C

Background imageCoin Collection: Commemorative medal depicting Louis Pasteur

Commemorative medal depicting Louis Pasteur
3733759 Commemorative medal depicting Louis Pasteur; (add.info.: Commemorative medal depicting Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) a French biologist

Background imageCoin Collection: French medieval silver (argent) and copper (billon) coins with coat of arms: gros tournaments 1

French medieval silver (argent) and copper (billon) coins with coat of arms: gros tournaments 1, 2, blanc 3, 4
FLO4570346 French medieval silver (argent) and copper (billon) coins with coat of arms: gros tournaments 1, 2, blanc 3, 4, liard 5, and obole 6

Background imageCoin Collection: Saint Zechariah, pope from 741 to 752, 1932 (engraving)

Saint Zechariah, pope from 741 to 752, 1932 (engraving)
DUV4202432 Saint Zechariah, pope from 741 to 752, 1932 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Zechariah, pope from 741 to 752)

Background imageCoin Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman holding a French flag collecting money to

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman holding a French flag collecting money to buy planes for
LUX4739088 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman holding a French flag collecting money to buy planes for the French army

Background imageCoin Collection: English dandies playing whist with cheating cardsharps at a London house, 1820

English dandies playing whist with cheating cardsharps at a London house, 1820
FLO4662075 English dandies playing whist with cheating cardsharps at a London house, 1820. The gent at the mirror signalling to his fellow scam artists about the mark's hand




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"Unveiling the Rich History of Coins: From Pontius Pilate to Ethelred II and Beyond" Step back in time as we explore the fascinating world of coins, each carrying tales from different eras. Dating back to 30-31 AD, the bronze Coins of Pontius Pilate transport us to ancient times, where they were used for trade and commerce. Fast forward to King Ethelred II The Unready's reign, and we encounter his unique coinage. Known for its intricate designs, these coins reflect the artistry and craftsmanship of that era. The Parable Of The Talents reminds us that even a small they are hold great value. It teaches us about investing wisely and making the most out of our resources – a lesson still relevant today. Transporting ourselves to London in 1904, horse-drawn vehicles and barrows fill Borough High Street. Amongst bustling crowds is an intriguing scene captured by HM Bateman - someone dropping a sixpence near Somerset House. A moment frozen in time, reminding us how even small incidents can captivate our attention. Vanitas paintings often depicted symbols of wealth and transience; it comes as no surprise that coins played a significant role within this genre. Vanitas (oil on canvas) showcases their presence alongside other objects representing life's fleeting nature. Traveling further across borders, an Arabian-Byzantine coin takes center stage in Paris' collection. This exquisite piece exemplifies both cultural exchange and historical significance between nations. A peculiar sight unfolds with a skeleton riding atop a penny farthing bicycle - an image that combines history with whimsy while showcasing Victorian-era ingenuity. In Bungay Corn Cross 1810, we witness how local communities celebrated milestones through commemorative coins embedded within architectural structures – preserving memories for generations to come. Roman Emperors Aurelian & Majorian grace portraits on ancient Roman currency; their stern expressions remind us of the power and authority they held over vast territories.