the outstandintr cullcctions which he saw wore tlie 

 cabinet of Queen Clhrisiina of Sweden (at tliat time 

 in Runie), the ccihectiiin cjI Alessamho l',n nese in 

 Parnij.'^ tlie ciiilectidn nl the Este in Modena (ciatini; 

 IViini the hue MOds),''' the Sa\ii\'a calnnet in Turin, 

 the Lax'asjna Collection in Genua, and numerous other 

 collections in the Low t^iuntries. Swiizerl.nid. .S|)ain, 

 and Germany. 



In Enqland, \'aillant studied tlie culieelion of 

 James II, who had huilt his e.ilnnel around a micleus 

 inherited h(jm his predecessors ,nrion'4 thiin ( )li\-er 

 Clromwell. Other English cabinets an- mentitjnetl 

 b\ \aillant. such as the collections of the Duke of 

 Buckini;h.nn, Henry Hyde, and Comit Armidel. In 

 1677 the antiquarian Elias Aslimole ( I(il7-16''2) laid 

 the foimdation at ( )\ford for a museum that today 

 houses the famous Hcberden Coin Room. 



.\ole\\(jrlh\' rowil coin c.ibuuls in other parts of 

 Einope \\ere the collection ol the kint; of Di-nmark 

 and especially that ol (^ueen C'hri^lina of .Swcclrn. 



Stinmlali-d b\- the e\tensi\c collection of ( )le Worm 

 (d. 1034), rector ol CopenhaLjen Uni\-ersitN-, I'redc- 

 rick III of Dennunk assembled ,i remarkable uioup 

 of coins, chielly Roman, which was pubiislu'd b\' 

 Holtjer Jacobaeus in Id'id.''' 1 Ins i;roup lormed the 

 nucleus for the \vorld-famous Ro\al C'olleclions of 

 Coins and Medals of the DcUiish Xalional Museum 

 in Copenhatjen."' 



The core of the collection of (.hieen CUiristina in 

 Sweden can Lie traced back to her royal ancestors.'^ 

 Part of this assembla'_;e of o\er 13.11(10 coins (which the 

 Queen took with lier after her abdiealion in l(i.34) h.RJ 

 been started durini; the Idth cen(ur\ . Some ol the 



coins h.id come hom wai' boo(\-, others h.id been '^ifts 

 <jf Kin'j, Chatles X (;nsi.i\ us (who paid 111, Odd lalei in 

 .Xurembert; loi" ,i collecliou whiih he presented to 

 Chiisiiria in l(i32i, but most of the coins had been 

 assembled ihrouuh the (hieen's ])urchases. I )nrin'_; her 

 journey to Rome man\ pieci.s were kjst and some li.id 

 to be p.iwned in Biusscls because t,{ h<r debts. In 

 Rome, where (!hrisiin.i lo<jk permaneiu icsidenci-, 

 the coins and die .mtiiMiities, to which she added 





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Y /> v^ 



Fi;;. 15. — Medai. o\- Qiiia.N Ciikivuna of 

 Sweden (i<)2(5 i()Hi)) (plmiu tiMiii l')ililii. 



■' .\ ( ,il.iln(; iif the Faniesc c;i)kl. .slhcr, anil rnppei- cuius \v;is 

 published in lU vols. Iiy the Jesuit lather PiDRCsi, / i>m./// 

 . . . (1694-1727). 



"■'•There is a catalot; of the eollci tion in.ule in Is-ln liy 

 Calcac.nini. 



■'' Sec the history of the C^iiicnhacjen Roy.il Cluin Cahinet liv 

 Breiten.stein, pp. 5-15 in part 1 of Danish ,Seri<s ol Srlli'i;' 

 mimnwrum Griircnrtim: also Rorssrr, I),inin,i)k\ .\,iliiiiiidmuii'um. 

 pp. 18-211. 



"'For early catalogs of this lahinct. see Rwirs, Cil.ilf^in 

 niir/iorum irlrruni gr/ircnriiin ft iilirh'imn (!SI('); .ilsij llir li: ^knvihr 

 or<T danskf inyrilir oli jnt'tl'iilhi (I 'M ). 



"" For C:hristina's collei tion, see Cavu 1,1, .\nmmi aiiluiiii . . . 

 Chrnlitiiir i,«iniie (1610); Havi-RKAMP, .Xiitiiiinfhylui mm r.gninr 

 (r42); DvRAND. Mahulhs cl /.7..k(. pp. 37-41; Hii r.T. Am 

 niahnlln i-imi„nu-s ilf C/irnInu- (19118); CAi-.HriR. -Die- Miin/- 

 sammlung der Konigin CMiristina von .S( Invedrn" (19(16). 

 For numismatics in Sweden brforr l(>)n, see Rasmcsson. 

 "Mynkunskap och inyntsamlande i Svirisje liire ankring 

 I (.40" (193.3). 



F.M'ER 32: NU,\nSM.-\TlC:S- .\N .ANCaENl- S(:lFNf:K 



m,iii\' mipoil.ml pieces, were accessible (o scholars 

 for s I ltd \ at he I- home the l'.il,i//o Riario .ilia i,un'-;,n,i. 

 Since the collection was espeei;ill\ sU-onL; in ihiCJreek 

 ,md Roman series, il sei\i-d .is ,i sotnce ol relen nee 

 Icjr most of (he promini-nl numism.Hists ol lli.U period. 

 .\l her de.idi, Chiislin.i jell o\er d.OOO (iiiiis, whith 

 passed iiKo (he possession ol Prince I .i\ io ( )ileseali hi, 

 a nephew of I'ope Iiinocenl XI. 



Abonl (ii<- s.mie lime, llie Fxalin (cilleclion ol 

 I'redeii.k Willi. mi I (Id Id l().S,Sl of br.nideiiburL;, 

 the "(iie.it l^lectoi ," w.is described b\ conlempor.iries 

 .IS •'deseiA in;; llie \isil ,iiid the .iltenlioii ol .ill lliose 

 w ho ( ulli\ .lie iiileresiiie^ things." ■' .Mre.uK incre.ised 



■"Bsiiii'iN, /;./;■.■, Mil. 1, (III. 13.'. lor the history nl the 

 i.iliinrlsrc 1 nil I.I M Nl>l K and Saiiii. /).- /..ikh'/i./ii- MiiiiZ- 



hihinrl (1.S7-). 



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