Finance Collection (#71)

Religious depiction of the taking of the census for taxation, 14th century
Religious mosaic of the taking of the census for taxation, with Mary and Joseph before Cyrenius I, a scribe and an officer, from the Church of St Saviour in Chora, 14th century

Bronze coin of the Scythian king Azes I, 1st century BC
Bronze coin of the Scythian king of north-west India Azes I (ruled c. 48- 46 BC - 25 BC). He was responsible for the completion of the domination of the Scythians in that region, 1st century BC

Gold coin of the Kushan King Huvishka, 2nd century
Gold coin of King Huvishka (ruled 140-180 AD) of Bactria and north-west India, 2nd century

Gold coin of the Kushan emperor Vima Kadphises, 1st century
Gold coin of Vima Kadphises, a king of Bactria and north-west India. He ruled over a centre of trade on the Silk Road between central Asia and Antioch, 1st century

Bronze coin of the Parthian King Gondophares
Bronze coin of Gondophares, a Parthian king of north-west India. The name Gondophares was apparently held by several Kings

Gold coin of King Samudra Gupta, 4th century
Gold coin of the Gupta king Samudra Gupta (c. AD 335 - 375), 4th century

Gold coins of King Samudra Gupta, 4th century
Gold coins of Samudra Gupta (c. AD 335 - 375), copying Kushan designs, 4th century

Silver coin of the Huns copying an Indian style, 5th century BC
Silver coin of the Huns, copying Gupta style, 5th century BC

A Procuress, c1530. Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553). Found in the collection of the State Georgian Art Museum, Tiflis (Tbilisi)

Silver dirham of the governor Abdullah Ibn Khazin, 7th century
Silver dirham of the Governor Abdullah Ibn Khazin, minted at Khurusan, 7th century

Bronze fals showing a figure holding a cross, 7th century
Bronze fals, minted at Damascus, showing a figure holding crosses, 7th century

Gold dinar of Caliph al-Musta sim, 13th century
Gold dinar of Caliph al-Musta sim (1213 - February 20, 1258), minted in Baghdad. He was killed in the sack of Baghdad in 1258 by the Mongols, 13th century

Silver dirham showing the governor Abdullah Ibn Khazin, 7th century
Silver dirham showing the governor Abdullah Ibn Khazin, minted at Khurusan, from the period of the Umayyad Caliphs, 7th century

Coins of Mark Antony and Octavian, 1st century BC
Denarii of Mark Antony (January 14, 83 BC - August 1, 30 BC) and Octavian. On the left is Mark Antony, and on the right Octavian (Augustus) (September 23, 63 BC - August 19, 14 AD), 1st century BC

Silver Denarii of the Roman politician Mark Antony, 1st century BC
Silver Denarii of Mark Antony (January 14, 83 BC - August 1, 30 BC), honouring his legions and other units, 1st century BC

Roman coins of Julius Caesar, 1st century BC
Roman denarii of Julius Caesar (January 14, 83 BC -August 1, 30 BC). On the left is an allegory of the destruction of evil by good with the snake being destroyed by the elephant

Silver Denarius of the Roman politician Mark Antony, 1st century BC
Silver Denarius of Mark Antony (January 14, 83 BC - August 1, 30 BC), 1st century BC

Celtic silver coins from a hoard, all from a Celtic mint in lower Bavaria

Gold bracteate from Sweden showing Odin and a raven, from the Ashmoleon Museums collection

Coins from the Hoxne hoard, Roman Britain, buried in the 5th century. Found in Hoxne, Suffolk in 1992, it contained jewellery and a variety of precious tableware

Gold solidus of Honorius, 4th century
Gold solidus of the Roman emperor Honorius (384-423), which was excavated in Richborough in Kent. This was minted in Milan

Gold coin of Diocletian, 3rd century BC
Gold coin of the Roman emperor Diocletian (244-311), obverse side with his head facing right, 3rd century BC

Silver coin of Eucratides I, a King of Bactria
Silver coin of Eucratides I (reigned 170-45 BC), a King of Bactria, with the Greek-style name in the title Great King. From the British Museums collection

Head of Athena on a gold stater of Alexander the Great, 4th century BC
Head of Athena on a gold stater of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)

Late republican denarii showing the face of a Gaul, 1st century BC
Left: an obverse side, showing the face of a Gaul, 1st century BC. Right reads L.Hostilius Seserur

Denarius of Mark Antony, 1st century BC
Republican coin of Mark Antony (83-30 BC), obverse, head facing right, 1st century BC. One of the members of the triumvirate

Gallo-belgic stater of the Ambiani, 1st centruy BC
Gallo-belgic stater of the Ambiani (also found in S.E Britain), obverse side, head facing left, 1st century BC

Celtic gold stater, 1st century
Celtic gold stater from a central S.E mint, 1st century

Gold coin of Phillip II of Macedonia, 4th century BC
Gold coin of Phillip II of Macedonia (382-336 BC), obverse side, head facing right, 4th century BC. Phillip was the father of Alexander the Great

Gold stater of the / issued by Namnetes, 2nd century
Gold stater of the/issued by Namnetes. Obverse side, head facing left, 2nd century. Based on the gold staters of Phillip II of Macedon. (2nd Century)

Depiction of Britannia on a Roman coin
Depiction of Britannia on the reverse of a Roman coin

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Cnut, pointed helmet type
Silver penny of Cnut (990-1035), pointed helmet type, showing both sides. From the Chester and Shrewsbury mints

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Edward the Confessor
Silver penny of Edward the Confessor (1003-1066), full figure, showing the reverse face, from the Chester Mint

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Cnut
Silver penny of Cnut (990-1035), quatre-foil style, showing the obverse side

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Harold II
Silver penny of Harold II (1022-1066), minted 1066, showing the obverse side

Gold bracteate from a fifth century Norwegian hoard, 6th century
Gold bracteate from a Norwegian hoard, based on a Byzantine coin, 6th century

Hoard of silver with arab coins from a Viking grave, showing trade with and travel to the middle east

Two coins of Mithridates II of Parthia
Two coins of Mithradates II of Parthia (ruled 123 to 88 BC), from the British Museums collection

Silver tetradrachm of Mithradates I, Parthian, from Iran, 171-138 BC. The Parthians were an Iranian nomadic tribe who lived south-east of the Caspian Sea in the third century BC

Silver four drachms of King Antiochus III (241 ? 187 BC) with Antiochus on one side and Apollo on the other. Minted at Seleucis-on-the-Tiber

Cast silver disc-brooch, possibly from York, which imitates a coin of the Emperor Valentinian. Currently at the York Museum

Roman coins of Nero, 1st century
Roman coins of Nero, showing on the left the temple of Janus with closed doors as a symbol of peace. On the right is the Arch of Nero built to celebrate his Persian victories, 1st century

Roman relief of a tax-collector
Roman relief of a man counting collected rent and taxes

Bronze coin of Constantine I, 4th century
Bronze coin of Constantine the Great (272-337), the first Christian Roman emperor, 4th century

Bronze coin of Phillip the Arab, a Roman Emperor (204-249)

A bronze coin of Paulina, the mother of Emperor Hadrian, 1st century
Bronze coin of Paulina (85/6), mother of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (76-138), 1st century

Bronze coin of Constantine I, 3rd century BC
Bronze coin of Constantine the Great (272-337), the first Christian Roman emperor, 3rd century BC

Gold state of Ptolemy I Soter, c4th century BC

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