Piece of hard material produced in large quantities to facilitate trade

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 29.6 x 36.4 cm

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; image 30.5 x 25.6 cm

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.

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 41 x 29.6 cm

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.

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Coins

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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.

Coins

Images from the collections

Images referencing Coins

Works from the collections

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.

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