Book Title: Sylloge numismatum elegantiorum : quæ diuersi impp., reges, principes, comites, respublicæ diuersas ob causas ab anno 1500, ad annum usq[ue] 1600 cudi fecerunt / concinnata & historica narratione (sed breui) illustrata opera ac studio Ioannis Iacobi Luckii, Argentoratensis.

Author: Luck, Johann Jacob, 1574?-1653

Image Title: Coins

Description: A depiction of eighteen coins spread across two pages. On the left page, the top left coin shows a depiction of the nativity. The top right coin shows a depiction of a man with a pickaxe destroying a brick wall. In the middle row of coins, the first coin shows a profile of Pope Paul III, the second coin shows a depiction of the Basilica of Saint Peter, the third coin shows a profile of Pope Julius III, and the fourth coin shows an archway flanked by cherubim. In the bottom row of coins, the first coin shows a profile of Pope Gregory XIII, the second coin shows a depiction of a Roman door, the third coin shows a depiction of Pope Gregory XIII, and the fourth coin shows a depiction of an angel within an archway. On the right page, the coins are numbered. Coin 1 shows a depiction of a boar’s head by a fire. Coin 2 shows a depiction of a hand grasping a sword. Coin 3 shows a depiction of a woman within a fence holding a sword. Coin 4 shows a depiction of a shepherd tending his sheep and goats. Coin 5 shows a depiction of the Tetragrammaton within a sunburst. Coin 6 shows a depiction of a triangle and a coat of arms with a lion rampant. Coin 7 shows a depiction of ten flaming heart. Coin 8 shows a depiction of a book with the pages in flames.

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