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  • A hand holding a coin, showing scarring after corrective surgery. Photograph, ca. 1912.
  • Coinage: with various components of a coin press. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
  • Coinage: elevation of a coin press. Engraving by J. W. Lowry after E. S. Gibson.
  • Two coin-like amulets used to ward off vipers and the effects of their bites. Pen drawing.
  • The book of knowledge; treating of the wisdom of the ancients. In four parts. I Shewing the various and wonderful operations of the signs and planets ... II. Prognostications for ever, necessary to keep the body in health ... III. An abstract of the art of physiognomy and palmestry ... IV. The farmer's kalendar ... / Written by Errapater ... Made English by W. Lilley ... To which is added, The dealer's directory; containing, 1. The true form of all sorts of bills, bonds ... 2. The best method of getting in debts ... 3. An account of weights, measures, numbers, coins.
  • Above, a coin depicting emperor Tyrus shown from both sides; below a culture of phosphorescent marine plants on a shore. Etching.
  • A boy is holding out his hat to a woman who is putting a coin into it. Engraving by Moigneret after G. Metsu.
  • Two antiquarians: Baron Philip von Stosch (left, examining a seal) and Marcantonio Sabbatini (examining a coin). Etching by A. Pond, 1739, after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • A young soldier puts a coin into the hat of a wounded sailor as he knocks to gain entry to a brothel. Etching by T. Rowlandson, 1781.
  • Front and reverse of four coin-like objects known as 'royal touch pieces' which were given by royal personages to people suffering from the king's evil (scrofula). Etching.
  • A woman is sitting in a kitchen looking closely at a coin in her hand while a bag of money sits on the table. Engraving by D. Sornique after F.A. Kraus.
  • A woman in fine clothes riding a horse gives a coin to a poor family on a country road tin a mountainous region of England. Etching by F. Bartolozzi and T. Morris after J.J. Barralet.
  • John Bull, with leeches on his chest, sits on a commode full of gold coin; he is attended by Lords Stanhope and Perceval dressed as doctors; Napoleon holds the commode. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1811.
  • Six round objects including a coin, a cd, a fried egg, a watch, a wheel and a condom with comparative descriptions for each; an advertisement promoting the necessity of condoms for safe sex by the Comité AntiSIDA de Sevilla. Colour lithograph by Lourdes Farratell, ca. 1990's.
  • A large pink condom beside a smaller coin bearing the letters '1/2 Fr. 1987' and the message in German 'Much protection for little cash'; one of a series of posters from the Stop AIDS campaign by AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • Coinage: (a) coining apparatus (b) various components of the apparatus. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
  • A large pink condom beside a smaller coin bearing the letters '1/2 Fr. 1987' and the message in Italian 'risk [of AIDS] avoided at bargain prices'; one of a series of posters from the Stop AIDS campaign by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • Surgical instruments, including lancets, saws and forceps; advertising the work of the surgical instrument-maker J. Songy. Etching, 1732.
  • Paul Butterbrodt, a man weighing 476 pounds. Engraving.
  • Paul Butterbrodt, a man weighing 476 pounds. Engraving.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte presenting olive branches to all the powers of Europe. Aquatint by Le Campion after C.-L. Desrais.
  • Lot and his daughters find rest and begin to drink; Lot stares into one of his daughters' eyes. Engraving after A. Diepenbeeck.
  • Abbey Token C14th; Edward III silver penny
  • Reverse of Abbey Token C14th; Edward III silver penny
  • A maidservant on the doorstep of an Amsterdam house purchases milk from a local milkmaid. Coloured lithograph by J. Vallou de Villeneuve, 1828/1829, after H. Greeven.
  • Mount Vesuvius erupting at night, billowing clouds and flashes of lightning, and with many spectators viewing the event across the bay of Naples. Coloured mezzotint with etching by J.M. Mixelle after A. d'Anna.
  • A physician examining a urine flask of a scantily dressed attractive woman who is in bed surrounded by her mother, lover and servant. Engraving by A.F. David after J.B. Leprince.
  • Medals: a die-engraver in his workshop (top), with diagrams of die-engraving tools (below). Engraving by B.L. Prevost after F. Boucher.
  • An eruption of Mount Etna at night, possibly in 1787. Coloured mezzotint by J.-M. Mixelle after A. d'Anna.
  • Coinage: machinery used in the Royal Mint. Engraving after J. Farey.