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Silver coin of Vadfradad I

Silver Indian Tetradrachm issued in the names of Agathocleia and Strato

Silver ingot

During the eighteenth century the monetary system in Burma w…

Seal-die of the Muscovy Company

England in 1500 was heavily reliant on continental Europe fo…

Sikh temple token

This silver temple token would have been given to pilgrims t…

Gilded comb top

The semi-nomadic Qidans (or Khitans) took advantage of the c…

Silver bar ingot

From the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries, the monetary sy…

Silver coin

This coin has a Chinese inscription on one side and a Tibeta…

Silver coin of Cyrene

In ancient times merchants and travellers developed trade ro…

Silver medallion

Medallions were sometimes struck to commemorate particular p…

Silver schraubthaler ('box thaler') of Leopold, archduke of Tyrol

There were may new large silver coins issued in the sixteent…

Silver vereinsthaler coin

Until the mid- to late nineteenth century, German states, in…

Silver bowl

This hemispherical silver bowl with a rounded base is made f…

Backscratcher

This intriguing object is made from a technique known as bid…

Deep silver bowl

The region where this bowl is said to have been found was di…

Silver dish

This dish dates to the time of the Sasanian empire, and is t…

Silver dish

Little is known of the region where this bowl is said to hav…

Silver fluted tumbler

This fluted tumbler comes from the Royal Cemetery at Ur. It …

Silver plate

This silver bowl represents a Sasanian king undertaking the …

The Chiddingly Boar

In 1999, a metal detectorist discovered this small boar. It …

Copper alloy and silver buckle and belt plate

This robust belt set, designed to secure a wide leather belt…

Silver spoon from the first Cyprus treasure

This spoon formed part of the first hoard of silver found at…

Silver wrist-clasp

Wrist clasps were used to secure the cuffs of long-sleeved g…

Silver-gilt saucer brooch

Worn in pairs at the shoulders, and fastened by means of a h…

Square silver dish

This dish was found in 1839. Though it is tempting to assume…

Silver shekel of the Second Jewish Revolt, struck over a denarius of the Emperor Hadrian

This silver coin shows how, in an act of defiance against Ro…

Vale of York Hoard

It contains a mixture of different precious metal objects in…

Silver cup

The idea of using these precious metals for religious object…

Silver coin of the Sikh Misals with punch dagger symbol

Leather belt

The belt has eight domed conchas (literally 'shells'), made …

Bronze belt hook

From an early date Chinese men used girdles to hold up their…

Bronze dui inlaid with gold and silver

Bronze vessels of the Eastern Zhou period (770-221 BC) diffe…

Bronze figure of Maitreya

Central Asia has played a key role in the transmission of id…

Bronze leaping feline

This bronze cat-like creature stands arched, with tail point…

Bronze you inlaid with gold and silver

Bronze vessels were first cast in about 1600 BC. They were u…

Bulbous Karatsu ware jar

Several styles of pottery and porcelain were introduced into…

Kettle for informal tea

There were two kinds of kettles used for the Japanese Tea Ce…

Prayer wheel

This prayer-wheel has a large silver drum with a weight on a…

Purse and netsuke

This style of purse, as well as pressed metal fittings like …

Tsuba (sword guard)

This tsuba is made of shakudō with gold and silver in…

Cast and chased silver medal of Emperor Charles V, by Leone Leoni

Like his contemporary and adversary, Benvenuto Cellini, Leon…

Cast and chased silver medal of Philip II of Spain by Gianpaolo Poggini

By taking the Florentine medallist Gianpaolo Poggini into hi…

Countermarked silver abbasi coin of Shah Abbas II

The Dutch East India Company took over the Portuguese tradin…

Cut farthing of Edward 'the Confessor'

The only coin that was circulated widely in early medieval E…

Danish krone, Norwegian krone and Swedish krona coins

In the nineteenth century, most trading nations in the weste…

Silver 2 franc coin of Napoleon I

In the wake of the French Revolution (1789-92), a Republican…

Silver 2 reales coin of Philip V, mutilated for use in Dominica as 2 bitts

The island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean became a col…

Silver 3 florins of the Revolt of the Austrian Netherlands

The Habsburg empire occupied a large part of Europe from the…

Silver 5 baht

The standard coinage of north Thailand, known also as Ka Kim…

Silver 5 mark coin

The Pacific island of New Guinea was contested by West Europ…

Silver 50 reales of Philip III of Spain

The 8 reales coin, or 'piece of eight', was the normal high …