Epitome thesavri antiqvitatum : hoc est, IMPP Rom. orientalium & occidentalium iconum, ex antiquis numismatibus quàm fidelissimè deliniatarum
A 1553 Lyon publication by Jacobus Strada, a sixteenth-century antiquarian, collecting woodcut portraits of Roman and Byzantine emperors copied from ancient coins for scholars and collectors of antiquities. The pictures are circular coin-style medallion busts of women and men in profile, with black fields, white relief figures and Latin inscriptions around the rims, offering designers a model for classical roundel portraits, seal-like emblems and inscribed border lettering.
