Inside Out Library · Explore

Early Christian numismatics, and other antiquarian tracts

King, C. W. (Charles William), 1818-1888 · 1873 · London, Bell & Daldy · 18 pictures

Antiquarian tracts on early Christian coins, gems and symbolism by C. W. King, published in London by Bell & Daldy in 1873 for collectors and archaeologists. Wood-engraved line copies of engraved gems and coins show oval intaglio fields holding janiform heads, radiate deities with trident and caduceus, serpent-entwined figures and Laocoön-like groups, usable as compact emblems, seals and rounded cartouches.

Archaeology · Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Numismatics -- History

Internet Archive · Princeton University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0 · More from this library