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- Collection: Money Matters, Week 1
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Chinese copper alloy coin, minted under the Tang Dynasty in 621 CE
Inscription content: 開元通寶
Inscription transliteration: Kaiyuan tongbao
Inscription transliteration: Kaiyuan tongbao
Silver Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, minted in Egypt (r. 323-285 BCE)
Silver Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, minted in Egypt (r. 323-285 BCE)
Obv.: Head of Alexander in lion skin and aegis r., with horns of Zeus Ammon; dotted border.
Rev.: Athena Alkidemos, r., holding spear and shield; to r., an eagle clutching…
Obv.: Head of Alexander in lion skin and aegis r., with horns of Zeus Ammon; dotted border.
Rev.: Athena Alkidemos, r., holding spear and shield; to r., an eagle clutching…
Cowrie money, used in the Kingdom of Bambara, Africa
Cowrie money, used in the Kingdom of Bambara, Africa
Gold Stater of Philip II of Macedon, mint of Pella, 4th century BCE
https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/191447?position=0
Asante Gold Cowrie Shell, Ghana, Asante Region, Africa, 19th century
Cowries throughout Africa are symbols of wealth and well-being and, in some parts of West Africa, were used as a form of currency. In Akan communities cast gold cowrie shells were worn by high-status individuals such as the Asantehene, paramount…
Money Lender
Print, American, 1938
Dorothea Lange, American (Hoboken, New Jersey 1895 - 1965 San Francisco, California), Unemployment benefits aid begins.
Unemployment benefits aid begins. Line of men inside a division office of the State Employment Service office at San Francisco, California, waiting to register for benefits on one of the first days the office was open. They will receive from six to…