Selecta Nvmismata Antiqva
Selecta Nvmismata Antiqva is a 1665 numismatic catalogue compiled by Pierre Seguin, presenting engraved illustrations of ancient Greek and Roman coins for scholars and collectors. The pictures show paired obverse and reverse faces of coins, with portrait busts of emperors and inscriptions in Greek and Latin around the rims. A designer might draw on their tight circular framing, crisp line engraving, and the way classical profiles and mythological reverse scenes sit within roundels.
