16 Masterpieces Cataloged
Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877), 1855, reworked 1857–59
Roman, minted in Rome, 90 BCE
Roman; minted in Lugdunum (now Lyon, France), 2 BCE-4 CE
Greek, Ptolemaic; minted in Egypt, 117-111 BCE, issued by Ptolemy X (Soter II)
Greek; Illyria, 229-100 BCE
Greek, minted in Tyre, 130-129 BCE, Reign of Demetrius II Nikator of Syria, 145–139 BCE and 129–125 BCE
Greek, about 163 BCE
Greek; minted in Ephesus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey), 297-281 BCE, issued by King Lysimachus of Thrace
Roman, minted in Rome, 239 (late July-December), issued by Gordian III
Roman; minted in Rome, 69 (January-April), issued by Otho
Roman; minted in Rome, 42 BCE, issued by L. Mussidius Longus
Roman; minted in Eastern Mediterranean (possibly Antioch, Syria), 37-33 BCE, issued by Mark Antony
Roman, minted in Rome, 15 BCE-19 CE
Roman, 254
Roman, minted in Rome, 134-138
Roman; minted in Rome, 138