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20 artikelen type inspiration

Inspiratie

Bell metal

Requisitioned from the clergy to revive the economy! At the end of the French Revolution, there was a notable lack of hard cash in France, particularly due to the shortage of copper and precious metals.

46 verzamelobjecten

30/03/2024

Bladeren

Inspiratie

The breath of the dragon

A fiery collection! Numismatics is very fond of symbols, and what better way to inaugurate a new year date than with the image of a creature famous the world over and originating from the world’s most populous country, China. As with all ancient tra(...)

21 verzamelobjecten

15/01/2024

Bladeren

Inspiratie

Let the games begin again!

A collection in the starting blocks! The Olympic Games originated in ancient times, in Olympia, around 776 BC and were held there every four years until around 393 BC. All free Greek males were allowed to take part, whatever their origin or rank. Wom(...)

136 verzamelobjecten

09/01/2024

Bladeren

Inspiratie

163 shades of gold

All that glistens is not gold, but all that is gold glistens! A carefully chosen selection, on the basis of purely metallic and aesthetic criteria, for an undeniably dazzling and resplendent collection. From Antiquity to the present day, these 163 med(...)

163 verzamelobjecten

01/12/2023

Bladeren

Remarkable French banknotes from the 19th century

Inspiratie

Remarkable French banknotes from the 19th century

A selection well worth the paper it’s written on! Following the failure of the post-revolutionary assignats and the mandats territoriaux in France, paper money had fallen out of favor. In the aftermath of the Coup of 18 Brumaire, where the Directory w(...)

55 verzamelobjecten

07/11/2023

Bladeren

Inspiratie

Tales of popes

A sanctified collection From the first century AD to the present day, 266 bishops of Rome and subsequently popes (from the 4th century onwards) have succeeded one another as the head of the Roman Catholic Church: from Saint Peter and his keys to the J(...)

64 verzamelobjecten

07/11/2023

Bladeren

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Albert Camus

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