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Athenian silver tetra drachma                          
with owl on the reverse side.
#01010367

Athenian silver tetra drachma with owl on the reverse...

Prometheus. Carneol gem (1st half 3rd BCE).            
13.3 x 11.8 x 2.5 mm                                   
Inv. IX B 755
#10020123

Prometheus. Carneol gem (1st half 3rd BCE). 13.3 x 11.8 x 2.5 mm...

Prometheus. Sardonyx gem (1st half 3rd BCE).           
13.6 x 14.6 x 1.3 mm                                   
Inv. IX B 1341
#10020124

Prometheus. Sardonyx gem (1st half 3rd BCE). 13.6 x 14.6 x 1.3 mm...

Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) as Herakles with     
lion's head. Face of a silver tetradrachm (300 BCE)    
(Reverse: Zeus, eagle, and inscription "Alexandros")   
Diameter 2.9 cm - Weight 17.1 g                        
Inv. 34551
#10020364

Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) as Herakles with lion's head. Face of a s...

The Artemision with Artemis Ephesia.
Reverse side of silver cystophor (trifold denarius)
(Front side: Emperor Hadrian) (117 CE)
Diameter 2.7 cm - Weight 10.44 g
Inv. 29840
#10020367

The Artemision with Artemis Ephesia. Reverse side of silver cystophor (trifold d...

Emperor Marc Aurel with laurel wreath.                 
Head - Face of a bronze coin (Reverse side             
Artemis with stag and Apollo with lyre)                
Diameter 3.6 cm - Weight 29.19 g                       
Inv. 17 178
#10020369

Emperor Marc Aurel with laurel wreath. Head - Face of a bronze...

Lucius Verus with laurel wreath,cuirass,palludamentum. 
Face of a bronze medallion                             
from Ephesus, Turkey (161-169 C.E.)                    
Diameter 3.7 cm - Weight 22.87 g                       
Inv. 17 185
#10020370

Lucius Verus with laurel wreath,cuirass,palludamentum. Face of a bronze medalli...

Friedrich Anton Mesmer (1734-1815),physician and       
inventor of "Mesmerism",a "magnetic cure" much in      
fashion at the end of the 18th century.                
Medal in his honour.
#25010133

Friedrich Anton Mesmer (1734-1815),physician and inventor of "Mesmerism",...

Christoforo Columbus, discoverer (1451-1506).
#260103 8

Christoforo Columbus, discoverer (1451-1506).

Byzantine Emperor Constantine (280-337) on horseback,  
medal made for the Duc de Berry,around 1410.           
Obverse side 40-01-04/39                               
MK 292
#26010341

Byzantine Emperor Constantine (280-337) on horseback, medal made for the Duc d...

Alchemist's medal, a present to Emperor Leopold I from 
the alchemist and "gold-maker" Johann Wenzel Seyler von
Reinburg, who hoped to secure the Emperor's patronage. 
Portraits of members of the Habsburg family, Leopold I 
in center. Gold-silver alloy, 37.5x 30 cm, Vienna 1677
#26010342

Alchemist's medal, a present to Emperor Leopold I from the alchemist and "gold-...

Emperor Matthias (1557-1619), as King of Hungary.      
Silver
#26010540

Emperor Matthias (1557-1619), as King of Hungary. Silver