Münzkabinett
3,300 exhibits in four exhibition rooms illustrate various aspects of money. From antiquity to the present day, the history of coins is presented chronologically - from the drachma to the euro. The oldest coin comes from Lydia, a kingdom in what is now Turkey, and is 2,600 years old.
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To number 201
Hans Hesse: Mining altar in St. Anne's church, Annaberg-Buchholz, after 1521, copy
To number 202
Bell
Krüger, Carl Reinhard (1794-1879) | Previous owner
To number 203
Bracteate (Pfennig)
Konrad, Meißen, Markgraf (1098-1157) | Mint Authority
Konrad, Meißen, Markgraf (1098-1157) | Person(s) shown
To number 204
Excavation of the St. Anna and Altväter mine near Freiberg
Omeis, Martin Heinrich (1650-1703) | Medallist
To number 205
25 Ducats (Gold off metal strike from the Breiter Schautaler)
Johann Georg, Sachsen, Kurfürst (1585-1656) | Mint Authority
Johann Georg, Sachsen, Kurfürst (1585-1656) | Person(s) shown
Jacob, Hans (-1635) | Mint Master
Kitzkatz, Ruprecht Niclas (1587-(? zw. 1633 und 1642)) | Die Cutter
To number 206
3 Thaler (marksman's coin) - Bird shooting in Dresden on 23 July 1676 at which the Electress was Crowned Queen Markswoman by the Electoral Prince
Omeis, Martin Heinrich (1650-1703) | Die Cutter
Dürr, Ernst Caspar (1640/50 - nach 1700) | Die Cutter
Johann Georg, Sachsen, Kurfürst (1613-1680) | Mint Authority
To number 207
3 Mark - 400th anniversary of the Reformation
Friedrich August, Sachsen, König (1865-1932) | Mint Authority
Friedrich, Sachsen, Kurfürst (1463-1525) | Person(s) shown
Hörnlein, Friedrich Wilhelm (1873-1945) | Die Cutter
To number 208
Sigismund III of Poland - Victory over the Ottomans at Chocim
Zygmunt, Polen, König (1566-1632) | Mint Authority
Ammon, Samuel (um 1580/1591-1622) | Die Cutter
Emden, Jacob Jacobson van (-1639) | Mint Leaseholder
Zygmunt, Polen, König (1566-1632) | Person(s) shown
To number 209
Stater
Poseidonia, Stadt (273 BC-500) | Mint Authority
To number 210
Denarius
Rom, Republik | Mint Authority
Mettius, Marcus | Mint Master
Caesar, Gaius Iulius (100 v. Chr. - 44 v. Chr.) | Person(s) shown
To number 211
Sestertius
Caracalla, Römisches Reich, Kaiser (197/98-217) | Mint Authority
Caracalla, Römisches Reich, Kaiser (197/98-217) | Person(s) shown
To number 212
4 Siliquae
Constantius II., Römisches Reich, Kaiser (317-361) | Mint Authority
Constantius II., Römisches Reich, Kaiser (317-361) | Person(s) shown
To number 213
Solidus
Justinian, Byzantinisches Reich, Kaiser (669-711) | Person(s) shown
Justinian, Byzantinisches Reich, Kaiser (669-711) | Mint Authority
To number 214
Dinar
al-Amir al-Hamid Nuh I b. Nasr (ca. 10th century) | Mint Authority
To number 215
Denarius
Ludwig, Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser (778-840) | Person(s) shown
Ludwig, Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser (778-840) | Mint Authority
To number 216
Pavillon d'or
Philippe, France, Roi (1293-1350) | Person(s) shown
Philippe, France, Roi (1293-1350) | Mint Authority
To number 217
10 Thaler (10-fold oversized coin) - Death of Duke Johann Friedrich zu Braunschweig-Calenberg
Johann Friedrich, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Herzog (1625-1679) | Mint Authority
Bornemann, Rudolf (1650-1711) | Mint Master
To number 218
2 Thaler - Completion of the Austrian Southern Railway
Franz Joseph, Österreich, Kaiser (1830-1916) | Mint Authority
Franz Joseph, Österreich, Kaiser (1830-1916) | Person(s) shown
Radnitzky, Carl (1818-1901) | Die Cutter
To number 219
30 Ducats (30 Cecchins)
Contarini, Nicolò (1553-1630/31) | Mint Authority
To number 220
20 Yen
Meiji, Japan, Kaiser (1852-1912) | Mint Authority
To number 221
Reichstaler
Kassenbillet-Kommission, Sachsen (1772-1871) | Publisher
Friedrich August, Sachsen, König (1750-1827) | Mint Authority
To number 222
28 Stuivers (guilders) - Emergency Money during the Siege by Spanish Troops in the Eighty Years' War
Leiden, Stadt | Mint Authority
To number 223
4 Daler Silfermynt (copper plate)
Friedrich, Schweden, König (1676-1751) | Mint Authority
Wikman, Johan (1696-1751) | Die Cutter
To number 224
Thaler (Joachimstaler)
Schlick, Stefan (1487-1526) | Mint Authority
Gebhart, Ulrich (um 1480 - nach 1532) | Mint Master
Ludwig, Ungarn, König (1505-1526) | Reference person
Gemisch, Stephan (16. Jahrhundert) | Mint Master
To number 225
5 Thaler (August d'or)
August, Polen, König (1696-1763) | Mint Authority
Gödecke, Johann Georg (ca. 18. Jahrhundert) | Mint Master
August, Polen, König (1696-1763) | Person(s) shown
To number 226
Market weight for a Mine (Mna)
Seleukos VI. Epiphanes Nikator, Seleukiden, König (ca. 125 - 95 BC) | Mint Authority
To number 227
Trinity Medal
Reinhart, Hans
To number 228
Elector Johann Georg I and Electress Magdalena Sybille - Accession to the throne (penny of favour, treasure medal)
Kellerthaler, Daniel (1574-1651) | Medallist
Schwedler, Abraham (vor 1612-1648) | Goldsmith
Johann Georg, Sachsen, Kurfürst (1585-1656) | Person(s) shown
Magdalena Sibylla, Sachsen, Kurfürstin (1587-1659) | Person(s) shown
Christian, Sachsen, Kurfürst (1583-1611) | Reference person
To number 229
King Frederick V - 300th anniversary of the House of Oldenburg on the Danish royal throne
Arbien, Magnus Gustavus (1716-1760) | Medallist
Friedrich, Dänemark, König (1723-1766) | Person(s) shown
Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab (18. Jahrhundert) | Publisher
Christian, Dänemark, König (1426-1481) | Person(s) shown
Johann, Dänemark, König (1455-1513) | Person(s) shown
Friedrich, Dänemark, König (1471-1533) | Person(s) shown
Christian, Dänemark, König (1481-1559) | Person(s) shown
Christian, Dänemark, König (1503-1559) | Person(s) shown
Friedrich, Dänemark, König (1534-1588) | Person(s) shown
Christian, Dänemark, König (1577-1648) | Person(s) shown
Friedrich, Dänemark, König (1609-1670) | Person(s) shown
Christian, Dänemark, König (1646-1699) | Person(s) shown
Friedrich, Dänemark, König (1671-1730) | Person(s) shown
Christian, Dänemark, König (1699-1746) | Person(s) shown
To number 230
Elector Frederick Augustus I as King Augustus II of Poland - Polish throne fortification
Groskurt, Heinrich Paul (1675-1751) | Medallist
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Person(s) shown
Fritzsche, George Christian (nachgewiesen 1681-1695) | Design
To number 231
Wagner Medal, front
Sturm, Paul (1859-1936) | Medallist
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) | Person(s) shown
To number 232
Zobl World Thaler No. XI
Zobl, Helmut (1941-) | Medallist
Münze Österreich AG (20./21. Jh.) | Artist/Maker
To number 233
Royal Saxon Military Order of St. Henry - Grand Cross
Heinrich, Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser (973-1024) | Person(s) shown
August, Polen, König (1696-1763) | Founder of Order
Friedrich August, Sachsen, König (1750-1827) | Reference person
To number 234
Coin of Honour of the State Capital Dresden
Hörnlein, Friedrich Wilhelm (1873-1945) | Medallist
Dresden, Stadt (1206-) | Publisher
Sächsische Staatsmünze Muldenhütten (1887-1953) | Artist/Maker
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