EditorialSaint Francis Borgia (1510-1572). Marquis of Lombay and later 4th Duke of Gand?a. This scene depicts Francisco de Borja's renunciation of the world after contemplating the putrefied corpse of the Empress Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539), wife of Empero...
EditorialRuler: Valerian, Emperor of Rome, ca. A.D. 190260, ruled 25360, Ruler: Gallienus, Emperor of Rome, ca. A.D. 218268, ruled 25368, Mint: Heliopolis, Honorand: Valerian II, Caesar of Rome, A.D. 255-258, Coin of Valerian, Emperor of Rome; Gallienus, Empero...
EditorialCapture of Stuhl-Weissenbruck by Emperor Rudolf II, Silver diamond medal. Front: coat of arms (crossed sword and scepter) and crown under canopy with stairs in front. Reverse: inscription, Stuhlweissenburg, Hungary, Rudolf II of Habsburg (German Empero...
EditorialCapture of Stuhl-Weissenbruck by Emperor Rudolf II, Silver diamond medal. Front: coat of arms (crossed sword and scepter) and crown under canopy with stairs in front. Reverse: inscription, Stuhlweissenburg, Hungary, Rudolf II of Habsburg (German Empero...
EditorialHope for Peace, in honor of Charles V, German Emperor, Copper Medal. Obverse: man's chest piece with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: pigeon with olive branch in beak, flying above city within a circle, Charles V of Habsburg (German Empero...
EditorialPortraits of Emperor Heraklonas and his mother Martina Les images presque de tous les empereurs (series title), Portraits of Emperor Heraklonas and his mother Martina, together on a coin with an inscription. The print is part of a book about the empero...
EditorialGold ring with carnelian intaglio portrait of Tiberius, Early Imperial, Tiberian, ca. A.D. 14?37, Roman, Gold, carnelian, Overall: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), Gold and Silver, Tiberius, stepson of Augustus, was already fifty-six years old when he became empero...