Coins Collection (#2)

Jesus and the Money changers, c.1920 (stained glass)
8714186 Jesus and the Money changers, c.1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

Mughal Coin, c.1556-1605 (silver)
8859833 Mughal Coin, c.1556-1605 (silver) by Mughal School, (16th century); 2.75 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Mughal Coin, c.1556-1605 (silver)
8859832 Mughal Coin, c.1556-1605 (silver) by Mughal School, (16th century); 2.75 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Ansbach, unknown (facsimile print)
7268744 Ansbach, unknown (facsimile print); 20.0x26.8 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Caption Ansbach and W. Frenten'.); JMK Archiv

Detail of a threepenny coin (b/w photo)
8625934 Detail of a threepenny coin (b/w photo) by Henning, Paul (1898-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnified detail of a British threepenny coin)

Head of a lion on a One Shilling coin (b/w photo)
8625932 Head of a lion on a One Shilling coin (b/w photo) by Henning, Paul (1898-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magnified detail of the head of a lion on a British One Shilling coin)

PHILIP V of Spain (1683-1746), 1703 (metal)
AIS5332233 PHILIP V of Spain (1683-1746), 1703 (metal); Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain ; (add.info.: Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia); Photo © Rotger/AIC

Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold)
BEN5468206 Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Roman antiquity)

Republic of Venice: Decision of the Council of 40 Senators of Venice (Council of Forty also known as Quarantia or)
BEN5481293 Republic of Venice: Decision of the Council of 40 Senators of Venice (Council of Forty also known as Quarantia or Quarantia). Extract from the registers of May 3, 1761

Coin, 1/2 Tanka, Sultan Mahmud Begada, Mahmud Shah, Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate, Gujarat, India, 1458-1511 (silver)
7381578 Coin, 1/2 Tanka, Sultan Mahmud Begada, Mahmud Shah, Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate, Gujarat, India, 1458-1511 (silver); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo

Byron's voyage around Cape Horn 1764-1766; reverse, 1764-66 (silver)
7339300 Byron's voyage around Cape Horn 1764-1766; reverse, 1764-66 (silver) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 3.8x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The National Gallery. The tribute Penny. Jesus. 18th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia
7136219 The National Gallery. The tribute Penny. Jesus. 18th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.; Narodna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving)
8644790 Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving) by European School

Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving)
8644789 Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving) by European School

Ancient Greek coins (engraving)
8646764 Ancient Greek coins (engraving) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek coins)

Ancient Greek coins (engraving)
8646762 Ancient Greek coins (engraving) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek coins)

Ancient Greek coins (engraving)
8646761 Ancient Greek coins (engraving) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek coins)

Ancient Greek coins (engraving)
8646754 Ancient Greek coins (engraving) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek coins)

Ancient Greek coins (engraving)
8646751 Ancient Greek coins (engraving) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek coins)

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)

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

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)

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

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

Criminals stealing
3478596 Criminals stealing; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting criminals stealing money and other items of worth from the recently deceased. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Coiners at work: Interior of a mint showing coins being stamped out and weighed to see they contain correct amount of
532651 Coiners at work: Interior of a mint showing coins being stamped out and weighed to see they contain correct amount of metal

Devils pouring gold coins, 1870 (colour engraving) (colour engraving)
1574297 Devils pouring gold coins, 1870 (colour engraving) (colour engraving); (add.info.: Colour engraving depicting Devils pouring gold coins from hat into woman's apron and boy's hat)

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

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

Silver coin decorated with the Cross of the Knights of the Order of Saint Stephen
BEN5480402 Silver coin decorated with the Cross of the Knights of the Order of Saint Stephen (Sacro Militare Ordine di Santo Stefano Papa e Martire)

Gold coin (florin) decorated with the representation of Saint John the Baptist. 1429 Diam
BEN5480395 Gold coin (florin) decorated with the representation of Saint John the Baptist. 1429 Diam. 2.08 cm Museo del Bargello Florence; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

A denarius with the portrait of Emperor Hadrian, 117 (silver)
MMM5472839 A denarius with the portrait of Emperor Hadrian, 117 (silver); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Gold coin decorated with a cross of the Duke of Florence Cosimo I de Medici (Cosimo I de Medici)
BEN5479915 Gold coin decorated with a cross of the Duke of Florence Cosimo I de Medici (Cosimo I de Medici, 1519-1574) made by the medalist Pietro Paolo Galeotti (1520-1584) 1537-1557 Diam

Roman antiquity: gold coin from the reign of Emperor Mark Aurelius (121-181 AD), (Inv)
BEN5478366 Roman antiquity: gold coin from the reign of Emperor Mark Aurelius (121-181 AD), (Inv. FR 9833), National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a miser
5893177 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a miser.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a miser with bags of gold coins on a table. Death and the Miser)

Coins of the Roman Republic and the Empire
7177197 Coins of the Roman Republic and the Empire; Private Collection; (add.info.: Coins of the Roman Republic and the Empire)

Rothenburg, unknown (engraving)
7273636 Rothenburg, unknown (engraving); 15.1x10.8 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Caption Rothenburg Orig. Rad.'. unknown.); JMK Archiv

A 19th century Rolling room, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891
3432528 A 19th century Rolling room, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891; Private Collection; (add.info.: A 19th century Rolling room)

Coins used by the Spanish colonial government in Mexico 18th century
3521764 Coins used by the Spanish colonial government in Mexico 18th century; (add.info.: Coins used by the Spanish colonial government in Mexico 18th century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Edward VI of England on a coin 1547, published 1902 (print)
2963140 Edward VI of England on a coin 1547, published 1902 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first coronation medal issued in England)

Drachma of Rhodes
3499731 Drachma of Rhodes; (add.info.: Drachma of Rhodes. Greek coin. 5th century BC. Iberians. Greek colonies began to issue coins)

Counter commemorating peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795; reverse, 1795 (silver)
7339295 Counter commemorating peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795; reverse, 1795 (silver) by Zane, Francesco (fl.1795); 3.2x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Counter commemorating the action against the Barbary pirates; obverse, 1765 (gilded silver)
7339288 Counter commemorating the action against the Barbary pirates; obverse, 1765 (gilded silver) by Soranzo, Mario (fl.1765); 3.3x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Circumnavigating the liquor laws, Colorada Springs, 1877 (print)
7420073 Circumnavigating the liquor laws, Colorada Springs, 1877 (print); (add.info.: Circumnavigating the liquor laws in Colorada Springs in 1877. The drinkers play a "game of chance")

Medal commemorating the pirate Claus Stortzenbecher (died 1401); obverse, 1701 (silver)
7339283 Medal commemorating the pirate Claus Stortzenbecher (died 1401); obverse, 1701 (silver) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 4.4x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Medallic Illustrations of British History: James I, Charles I (b/w photo)
8662197 Medallic Illustrations of British History: James I, Charles I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James I, Charles I. 1. James I, Badge. 2)

It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar (colour litho)
8655883 It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar)

Ancient Greek coins (engraving)
8646770 Ancient Greek coins (engraving) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek coins)

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