Selecta numismata antiqua
Selecta numismata antiqua is a 1684 Paris collection of engraved plates of ancient coins, compiled by Pierre Séguin and published by Joannis Jombert for antiquarian collectors and scholars. Each plate pairs obverse and reverse coin faces in paired roundels with Latin inscriptions, the portraits in profile and the reverses showing figures, animals and deities. A designer could draw on the strict circular framing, the laureate profile busts and the lettering that wraps the rims as a classical coin motif.
