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Silver tetradrachm of Mithridates I., Parthian, from Iran, 171-138 BCE. It is not clear when Parthian coinage started, but by the end of the second BCE coins were produced throughout the Parthian empire, imitating the designs of the Seleucid rulers of Iran. CM 1848-8-3-22
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Silver tetradrachm of Mithridates I., Parthian, from Iran, 171-138 BCE. It is no...

Silver tetradrachm of Azes I, Scythian, from Gandhara and Taxila, north-west Pakistan, 57-10 BCE. Appropriate for a ruler whose ancestors were nomads from Central Asia, his coin image shows a king with standard and spear, mounted on horseback. CM 1894-5-6-570
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Silver tetradrachm of Azes I, Scythian, from Gandhara and Taxila, north-west Pak...

Bronze follis of Theodohad, Ostrogothic king. Minted in Rome, 534-36. Following the fall of Rome in the late 5th century, a number of Germanic kingdoms established themselves within the former Western Roman Empire. Minting gold coins was a preorgative of the Byzantine Emperors, but silver and copper coins were minted by local rulers. Teodohad's bronze coin shows him wearing a "spangenhelm", a helmet-like crown worn by the Germanic kings. CM, 1847-11-8-378
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Bronze follis of Theodohad, Ostrogothic king. Minted in Rome, 534-36. Following...

Gold solidus of Theodebert I, minted in the kingdom of Metz, eastern France. Frankish, 534-548 CE. After the fall of Rome, a number of "barbarian" kingdoms emerged in the West. Their coinage consisted of large gold coins called "solidi" and smaller gold coins called "tremisses", and normally carried the name of the reigning emperor in Constantinople. The first exception to this is the gold coinage of the Frankish king Theodebert I. CM 68-12-1-10 (B 103)
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Gold solidus of Theodebert I, minted in the kingdom of Metz, eastern France. Fr...

Gold 4-excelentes of Ferdinand V, King of Castile, and Isabella, Queen, around 1500. The conquistadors looted the gold treasures of the native populations of the Americas and exported much of it to Europe. This first New World treasure was reflected in the coinage of Ferdinand and Isabella, Columbus' patrons. CM 1856-6-15-15;CM
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Gold 4-excelentes of Ferdinand V, King of Castile, and Isabella, Queen, around 1...

Copy of a gold stater, Iron Age, 3rd. During the third century, the Celtic people of Continental Europe began to manufacture copies of Greek gold and silver coins. These were the first coins ever made in northrn Europe. The chariot on this coin is a good reproduction of the coin of Phillip of Macedon (359-336 BCE). The Greek inscription "Philippou"- of Phillip, is correct, although writing had not yet been adopted in northern Europe. CM, 1861.5-9.2
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Copy of a gold stater, Iron Age, 3rd. During the third century, the Celtic peopl...

Snuffbox: the inside of the box shows the portraits of Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. Given to Dutch Ambassador Cornelis Hop by Louis XV. 1725-1726; Paris Enameled gold, gold-inlaid tortoiseshell, miniatures, diamonds; 3cm x 8,50cm x 6,50cm OA 10670
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Snuffbox: the inside of the box shows the portraits of Louis XV and Marie Leszcz...

Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Vase Medicis Painting by Louis-Bertin Parant: Enty of Charles X of France after his coronation 1826; Sevres hard porcelain MR XIV 46
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Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Vase Medicis Painting by Louis-Bertin Pa...

Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Vase Medicis Painting by Louis-Bertin Parant: Augustus coming to close the doors of the temple of Janus; Given by Louis XVIII to his son, future Charles X. 1823; Sevres hard porcelain MR XIV 624
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Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Vase Medicis Painting by Louis-Bertin Pa...

Cabinet of Isabella II, queen of Spain Porcelain plates painted by Fragonard inspired by Raphael. 1848; Sevres porcelain OA 12135
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Cabinet of Isabella II, queen of Spain Porcelain plates painted by Fragonard in...

Plate: Saint Thomas (with the features of Francois I) Around 1550; Limognes Enamel on copper; 91,80cm x 43,40cm MR XIII suppl. 211
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Plate: Saint Thomas (with the features of Francois I) Around 1550; Limognes En...

Plate: Henri II, king of France, on horseback Middle of the 16th century; Limoges Enamel on copper; diameter: 28cm N 1247
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Plate: Henri II, king of France, on horseback Middle of the 16th century; Limog...