Skip to main content
Wellcome Collection homepage
  • Visit us
  • What’s on
  • Stories
  • Collections
  • Get involved
  • About us
Sign in to your library account
Search for anything
Library account
Concept

Coins

Images

  • 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.
All images (16)

Catalogue

    • Pictures
    • Online

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

    | Reference: 23932i
    • Pictures
    • Online

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

    Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio, 1484?-1539. | Reference: 24112i
    Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
    • Pictures

    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 1794 | Reference: 22794i
    • Pictures

    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.

    Fetti, Domenico, approximately 1589-1623. | Date: 1750-1759 | Reference: 2475534i
    Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde
    • Pictures
    • Online

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

    Pencz, Georg, 1500?-1550. | Reference: 26736i
    Part of: Seven deadly sins
All works (29)

Wellcome Collection

183 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE

+44 (0)20 7611 2222
info@wellcomecollection.org

  • Getting here

Today’s opening times

  • Galleries
    10:00 – 18:00
  • Library
    10:00 – 16:00
  • Café
    10:00 – 18:00
  • Shop
    10:00 – 18:00

Opening times

Our building has:

  • Step free access
  • Hearing loops

Access information

  • Visit us
  • What’s on
  • Stories
  • Collections
  • Get involved
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Jobs
  • Media office
  • Developers
  • Privacy and terms
  • Cookie policy
  • Manage cookies
  • Modern slavery statement
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
SoundCloud
YouTube
Tripadvisor

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence