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Jesus calls Matthew from among the tax officials. Woodcut, 16th century.
Reference: 23932i
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Jesus calls Matthew away from his vocation as a tax collector. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after S. Wiedenbauer after G.A. Pordenone.
Il PordenoneReference: 24112i
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The poor widow gives money to the treasury of the Temple; Jesus points out her virtue. Engraving by J-M. Delattre, 1794, after W. Artaud.
Artaud, William, active 1795-1800.Date: Jan.y 26th 1794Reference: 22794i
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The parable of the lost coin: a woman lights a lamp and turns her house upside down in search of a lost coin. Engraving by G. Camerata, 175-, after D. Fetti.
Domenico FettiDate: 1750-1759Reference: 2475534i
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A winged, blindfolded woman; representing avarice. Engraving by G. Pencz.
Georg PenczReference: 26736i
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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.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 675021i
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The science of gems, jewels, coins and medals : ancient and modern / by Archibald Billing.
Archibald BillingDate: 1867
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Date: 1920-
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Three men read while a woman writes numerals; representing arithmetic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
Q543948Date: 1565Reference: 25650i
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M0001853: Reproduction of a photograph of two coins, from A catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum: Caria, Cos, Rhodes, etc. by Barclay Head, 1897
Date: April 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/17/45
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Museum Meadianum, sive catalogus nummorum, veteris aevi monumentorum, ac gemmarum, cum aliis quibusdam artis recentioris et naturae operibus / quae ... Richardus Mead, M.D., nuper defunctus, comparaverat. [Prostabunt venalia sub hasta, apud A. Langford ... XI Februarii [-XI Martii] MDCCLV].
Richard MeadDate: [1755]
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The first stone and inlaid coins of Holloway prison. Lithograph by C.M. Firth.
Reference: 23526i
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Coinage: elevation of a coin press. Engraving by J. W. Lowry after E. S. Gibson.
Gibson, E. S.Reference: 35657i
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A man smoking, with silver coins representing the expense of buying cigarettes. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount, October 1965.
Mount, Reginald.Date: [October 1965]Reference: 22671i
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The Hunter coin cabinet / by George MacDonald.
George MacdonaldDate: [between 1890 and 1899?]
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Medals: a die-engraver in his workshop (top), with diagrams of die-engraving tools (below). Engraving by B.L. Prevost after F. Boucher.
Boucher, Juste-Nathan, 1736-1782.Reference: 33948i
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Coinage: machinery used in the Royal Mint. Engraving after J. Farey.
John FareyReference: 35628i
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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.
Reference: 18475i
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Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka dynasty and the "Bodhi" dynasty / by Edward James Rapson.
British Museum Department of Coins and MedalsDate: 1990
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M0013086: An Abbey Token, Edward III silver penny and Charles II halfpenny
Date: July 1953Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/117/6
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Pestilentia in nummis : Geschichte der grossen Volkskrankheiten in numismatischen Documenten. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Medicin und der Cultur / von L. Pfeiffer und C. Ruland.
Ludwig PfeifferDate: 1882
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A wealthy man is stabbed by a skeleton while a man weighs coins on the other side of the table; representing the vanity of riches. Engraving by M. Pregel, 1616.
Date: 1616Reference: 26748i
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Satyrs grouped around a statue, displaying the attributes of greed and venality. Etching by J. Audran after C. Gillot.
Claude GillotReference: 26773i
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Women personifying the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, are protected by Father Time, while a woman personifying antiquity points to the value of ancient coins. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after P. Berchet.
Peter BerchetDate: [1717]Reference: 35741i
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Coins of the principal currencies of the world. Coloured engraving, 1851 (?).
Date: [1851?]Reference: 3153887i

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Jesus calls Matthew from among the tax officials. Woodcut, 16th century.

Jesus calls Matthew away from his vocation as a tax collector. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after S. Wiedenbauer after G.A. Pordenone.

The poor widow gives money to the treasury of the Temple; Jesus points out her virtue. Engraving by J-M. Delattre, 1794, after W. Artaud.

The parable of the lost coin: a woman lights a lamp and turns her house upside down in search of a lost coin. Engraving by G. Camerata, 175-, after D. Fetti.

A winged, blindfolded woman; representing avarice. Engraving by G. Pencz.

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.

The science of gems, jewels, coins and medals : ancient and modern / by Archibald Billing.

Numismatic notes & monographs

Three men read while a woman writes numerals; representing arithmetic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.

M0001853: Reproduction of a photograph of two coins, from A catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum: Caria, Cos, Rhodes, etc. by Barclay Head, 1897

Museum Meadianum, sive catalogus nummorum, veteris aevi monumentorum, ac gemmarum, cum aliis quibusdam artis recentioris et naturae operibus / quae ... Richardus Mead, M.D., nuper defunctus, comparaverat. [Prostabunt venalia sub hasta, apud A. Langford ... XI Februarii [-XI Martii] MDCCLV].

The first stone and inlaid coins of Holloway prison. Lithograph by C.M. Firth.

Coinage: elevation of a coin press. Engraving by J. W. Lowry after E. S. Gibson.

A man smoking, with silver coins representing the expense of buying cigarettes. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount, October 1965.

The Hunter coin cabinet / by George MacDonald.

Medals: a die-engraver in his workshop (top), with diagrams of die-engraving tools (below). Engraving by B.L. Prevost after F. Boucher.

Coinage: machinery used in the Royal Mint. Engraving after J. Farey.

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.

Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka dynasty and the "Bodhi" dynasty / by Edward James Rapson.

M0013086: An Abbey Token, Edward III silver penny and Charles II halfpenny

Pestilentia in nummis : Geschichte der grossen Volkskrankheiten in numismatischen Documenten. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Medicin und der Cultur / von L. Pfeiffer und C. Ruland.

A wealthy man is stabbed by a skeleton while a man weighs coins on the other side of the table; representing the vanity of riches. Engraving by M. Pregel, 1616.

Satyrs grouped around a statue, displaying the attributes of greed and venality. Etching by J. Audran after C. Gillot.

Women personifying the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, are protected by Father Time, while a woman personifying antiquity points to the value of ancient coins. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after P. Berchet.

Coins of the principal currencies of the world. Coloured engraving, 1851 (?).