Coinage Collection (page 23)

Louis XII, King of France, 1499 (1958). Louis XII (1462-1515) became king in 1498. Throughout much of his reign France was embroiled in the Italian Wars, largely without success

Boultons Screw Coining Press, As Used in the Royal Mint, 1866. Artist: Joseph Wilson Lowry
Boultons Screw Coining Press, As Used in the Royal Mint, 1866

Marking Machine, 1866

American coins and paper money, 17th-18th century (c1880). 1, American 20 dollar bill (1775); 2, Maryland shilling, 1788; George III American halfpenny; 4

Judas Iscariot, 1899. Artist: JF Weber
Judas Iscariot, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

Queen Anne, 1702, (1906). From a plaster cast of the obverse of medal of the Accession in the British Museum. Anne (1665-1714) was the daughter of James II

The Museum, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, early 20th century

Various sovereigns, c1895. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Coin maker, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Coin maker, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Death and the Jew, 17th century (1849). Artist: Mathieu Marian
Death and the Jew, 17th century (1849). A 19th century version of an original 17th century engraving from a 15th century painting (Dance of Death, 1441)

The king rewarding the industrious haymaker near Weymouth, 1820. Artist: Thomas Kelly-Kenny
The king rewarding the industrious haymaker near Weymouth, 1820

Henry IV, King of France. Artist: Freebairn
Henry IV, King of France. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1589. A Protestant, he fought in the French Wars of Religion

Coiners at work, 1577, (1893). From Holinshed d History, 1577. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co

Jacopo Strada, 1568, (1937). Artist: Titian
Jacopo Strada, 1568, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

The Tribute Money, 1518, (1937). Artist: Titian
The Tribute Money, 1518, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Egbert the Saxon, first king of all England, (18th century). Artist: George Vertue
Egbert the Saxon, first king of all England, (18th century). Egbert (c770-839) ruled Wessex from 802. His reign saw Wessex overtake Mercia as the dominant Anglo-Saxon kingdom

The gold and silver coins in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1751. Artist: Eldridge
The gold and silver coins in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1751. Engraved for the Universal Magazine, 1751

The king relieving the prisoners in Dorchester jail, 1820. Artist: Cooper
The king relieving the prisoners in Dorchester jail, 1820

Demetrius Poliorcetes, King of Macedonia, (1902). Portrait of Demetrius Poliorcetes The Besieger (301-285 BC) after a coin, from Imhoof Blumers Portrait Heads on Coins of Hellenic Nations

Mithridates the Great, King of Pontus, (1902). Portrait of Mithridates VI (132-63 BC) after a coin, from Theodore Reinachs Mithridate Eupator

Joseph Edgar Boehm, RA, British sculptor, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Joseph Edgar Boehm, RA, British sculptor, 1883. Boehm is best known for his design of Queen Victorias head on British coinage

Allegory of the Faith, early 1630s. Artist: Guercino
Allegory of the Faith, early 1630s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Silver denar of the city of Hildesheim, Germany, c1045-c1056. From the time of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. Obverse: St Michael. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Silver tetradrachma from Syracuse (obverse: a goddess with dolphins), 5th-4th century BC. Syracuse, on the island of Sicily

The Rubel of Constantine, (Averse: Portrait of Constantine), 1825
The Rubel of Constantine (Averse: Portrait of Constantine), 1825. Numismatic, Russian coins. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Coin (Korabelnik) of Tsar Ivan III (Averse: blossom cross), 1471-1490
Coin (Korabelnik) of Tsar Ivan III, (Averse: blossom cross), 1471-1490. Numismatic, Russian coins. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Coin (Korabelnik) of Tsar Ivan III, (Reverse: Ruler on his ship), 1471-1490. Numismatic, Russian coins. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

4-Testoon. Duchy Savoy, Italy, (Reverse: Iolanta Ludovica, Duchess of Savoy), 1497-1504. Numismatic, West European Coins. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

4-Testoon. Duchy Savoy, Italy, (Obverse: Philibert II, Duke of Savoy), 1497-1504. Numismatic, West European Coins. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Medail to the glory of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (Reverse), 1446. Artist: Matteo di Andrea de Pasti
Medail to the glory of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (Reverse), 1446. Pasti, Matteo di Andrea, de (1420-1467/68). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Tax Collectors, between 1490 and 1567. Artist: Marinus van Reymerswaele
The Tax Collectors, between 1490 and 1567. Reymerswaele, Marinus Claesz, van (ca. 1490-after 1567). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Hova money changers, Madagascar, late 19th century. Artist: Gillot
Hova money changers, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

Queen Elizabeth I medal, 16th century, (1896). Illustration after the original in the British Museum, London, from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896)

Elizabethan coins, (1896). Coins from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Illustration after the originals in the British Museum, London, from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896)

Currency, minting and cheking the gold coins, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

A representation of July, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
A representation of July, 1757. A naked man holding a money purse. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

Money, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans

Coin of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, 3rd century BC
Coin of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, 3rd century BC. Eight drachma piece. Berenice I was the third wife of Ptolemy I Soter

Roman coin, Marc Antony Legionary Denarius, 32-1 BC

Why hide them!, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Why hide them!, 1799. Plate 30 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain The series is evidence of the artists political

Preparation of copper and silver to be alloyed for production of coins, 1683. Copper is melted (1) while an apprentice (9) soaks birch twigs in water

The Tribute Money, 1560-1568. Artist: Titian
The Tribute Money, 1560-1568. Christ, in a red robe with a blue cloak, is asked by a Pharisee if it is right to pay taxes to the Romans

Le Sou de la Delivrance caricature and song sheet, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Marianne sweeping up coins leaking from a split sack

Medallion of Alfonso V Aragon, King of Naples and Sicily, 15th century. Artist: Pisanello
Medallion of Alfonso V Aragon, King of Naples and Sicily, 15th century. The inscription reads Venator intrepidus (The intrepid hunter)

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), mathematical physicist, c1979. Medal awarded annually to deserving individuals for outstanding scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein

Reverse of medal commemorating 50 years of cinematography by the Lumiere brothers, 1945. August (1862-1954) and Louis Lumiere (1864-1948), French chemists and pioneers of cinematography, 1945

Obverse of medal commemorating 50 years of cinematography by the Lumiere brothers, 1945. August (1862-1954) and Louis Lumiere (1864-1948), French chemists and pioneers of cinematography

Louis Jean Lumiere (1864-1948), pioneer of cinematography, c1935
Louis Jean Lumiere (1864-1948), French chemist and pioneer of cinematography, c1935. Collaborated with his elder brother, Auguste. From obverse of commemorative plaquette

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