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Silver 8 reales counterstamped as 5 shillings, with a hole
Port Jackson in New South Wales, founded in 1788, was the fi…
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Silver 8 reales of the Republic of Peru, countermarked in Manila
This 8 reales coin (a 'piece of eight', also called a silver…
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Silver 8-reales of the Mexican Republic with Chinese chopmarks
European trade with China began in 1517 when Portuguese merc…
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Silver bracteate pfennig of Wichmann von Seeburg, archbishop of Magdeburg
In the early Middle Ages many religious leaders (archbishops…
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Silver denarii of the Roman Social War
Coin designs in the ancient world could be very expressive. …
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Silver denarius of Marcus Junius Brutus
This coin was struck in honour of Marcus Junius Brutus, one …
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Silver dinar of the Alchon Huns
The Huns invaded the former Sasanian and Kushan territories …
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Silver dirham of Saladin
Salah al-Din Yusuf, popularly known as Saladin (1138-1193) i…
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Silver drachm of Khosrau II
Khusrau II (591-628) was also known as Khosrau Parviz, 'the …
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Silver farthing of Henry III, Short Cross coinage, made by the moneyer Terri
This coin is one of the first issue of round farthings - the…
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Silver frosted bronze medal of St. Thomas's Hospital, by William Wyon: The Cheselden Medal
William Cheselden (1688-1752) was one of the leading and mos…
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Silver ingot weighing 50 ounces
Until 1890 there was no official silver coinage in China. In…
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Silver karshapana of the Mauryan Empire
The first coinages of India used the same technology as the …
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Silver medal of Martin Luther and Philip Melancthon
The reformation movement, formulated by the ideas of Martin …
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Silver medal of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Battle of Waterloo, by Emile Rogat
The Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) was the final defeat o…
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Silver pattern crown of Charles II, by Thomas Simon (about 1623-65)
Thomas Simon was the most prominent medallist and seal engra…
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Silver pfennig of Agnes II von Meissen, abbess of Quedlinburg
The abbesses of a small group of prominent convents were giv…
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Silver piastra of Pope Clement X
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the popes used t…
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Silver 'Pine Tree' shilling of Massachusetts
The early European colonies in North America were always poo…
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Silver ruble of Peter I
The Russian Tsar, Peter I (Peter the Great) (1682-1725), was…
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Silver rupee of the East India Company
The word rupee is an English version of the Hindi word for a…
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Silver ryal of Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, and Darnley
Only a few specimens of this coin of Mary Stuart are known. …
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Silver 'Samantadeva' drachm of the Shahi dynasty
The Hindu Shahi kingdom, at its greatest extent, stretched f…
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Silver schaumünze of Sigismund III von Schrattenbach, archbishop of Salzburg
Schaumünzen , or 'show-coins', were specially designed and w…
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Silver shekel of the First Jewish Revolt from Rome
On two occasions the Jews raised armed revolts against Roman…
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Silver shilling
From 1901 the six separate colonies of Australia became a un…
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Silver sterbetaler of Sophia, Electress of Hanover
Touch the animation button on the left for a translation of …
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Silver sterbethaler ('death thaler') of Sybilla Ursula, duchess of Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
From the late sixteenth century in Germany, the events of a …
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Silver tanka of Nitichandra, King of Arakan
The earliest Burmese coins were silver issues of the Buddhis…
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Silver tetradrachm of Eretria
The large island of Euboea off the east coast of mainland Gr…
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Silver trade dollar
As she developed her economic and political interests in Ind…
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Spanish 8 reales silver coin countermarked as 5 shillings
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Struck silver military award for the Battle of Dunbar by Thomas Simon
This medal, made in gold and silver, was given to the office…
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The el-Amarna Hoard
These ingots and metal rings date from the fourteenth centur…
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Bronze lampstand
The bronze shaft and tripod feet of this lampstand are cover…
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Bronze mirror with Eos and Kephalos in relief
Elaborate bronze mirrors were produced in large numbers in G…
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Cobalt-blue glass beaker
This remarkable beaker, blown into a silver case, may illust…
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Gilded silver bowl
Fine craftsmanship flourished in the Hellenistic age, as the…
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Pair of bronze headrest supports (fulcra) from a couch
These bronze attachments would originally have decorated the…
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Silver medallion with Aphrodite seated on a rock
This silver medallion may have originally ornamented a bowl.…
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A prehistoric coin hoard
In 2000 a group of walkers found Roman pottery and animal bo…
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The Tregwynt Hoard
This is one of over two hundred hoards that have been found …
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Brass candlestick inlaid with silver and gold
Small candlesticks of this type were made in some quantity i…
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Brass geomantic instrument, made by Muhammad ibn Khutlukh al-Mawsili
This unique instrument 'calculates' patterns of dots with di…
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Cast brass pen-box made by Mahmud ibn Sunqur
This tiny penbox was designed to be treasured by its owner. …
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Cast silver statuette of a bearded man, from the Oxus treasure
This statuette is part of the Oxus treasure, the most import…
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Copper vessel with silver wire
This copper vessel was discovered by Leonard Woolley in one …
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Crushed skull and head-dress
The excavator Leonard Woolley discovered this skull in the '…
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Engraved sheet brass tray, inlaid with silver
This silver-inlaid brass tray may have been exported to Euro…
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Gilded silver vase
This beautiful vase is typical of the extraordinary skill of…
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Gold and silver horn-shaped drinking cup
This silver and gold vessel was purchased by the archaeologi…
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Gold bracelet or diadem
This diadem or bracelet was found in a rich tomb at Tharros …
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High-spouted brass ewer
This is one of a group of high spouted ewers made in Herat i…
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Pen-box
The pen-box has a long section for pens, with smaller contai…
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Silver bowl
This silver bowl is decorated with hammered petals or lobes …
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Silver bowl
Bowls such as this one, carinated and bearing a lotus flower…
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Silver bowl with applied gold figures
This silver bowl is decorated with applied gold sheet cutout…
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Silver bowl with scenes in relief
This fragmentary silver bowl was discovered in a tomb at the…
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Silver jar
This spouted silver jug comes from the 'Queen's Grave' in th…
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Silver 'lamp'
The excavator Leonard Woolley discovered this silver vessel,…
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Silver 'lamp'
This silver object was discovered in the Royal Cemetery at U…
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Silver pin
This silver pin head is decorated with an extremely detailed…
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Silver plate showing Shapur II
In about AD 224 the Parthians were defeated by Ardashir, a d…
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Silver two-handled cup
This silver cup, which is said to have been found near Troy,…
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Silver-gilt dish
During the first centuries of Islam, vessels reflected the e…
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Silver-headed iron pin
This elaborately decorated pin is linked stylistically to th…
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Spherical brass incense burner
Highly-scented incense was a valued commodity in medieval Is…
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The Blacas Ewer
An inscription describes the craftsman as 'Shuja ibn Mana al…
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