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Four of Coins
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A crowned, robed figure sits in front of a walled city. He holds one coin and another three sit at his feet. A basket is beside him, and in the background some mounted ladies meet at a gate. He holds a book open on his lap.

My Interpretation: As if by magic. This is a card of wealth, or at least a windfall - but be suspicious of materialism. Monetary gain at the expense of others may lead to emotional bankruptcy, and inheritance often involves the loss of a loved one. Greed or shortsightedness may mean a loss of all gained - so take care not to lose sight of that which is truly important. (Reversed: Financial misfortune, failure when tested) Maybe my interpretation of this card is too negative because of my own distrust of materialism - I should consider a more traditionally positive interpretation of the materialist meaning of this card. The pic at least is quite happy :^)

Edit notes to self: I've changed images from my v1.0 version to suit Rider Waite readers more. Still to do - quite happy with it.

Sources:

Base Pic: Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. cca. 1290, Siena, d. 1348, Siena); Effects of Good Government on the City Life 1338-40 Fresco Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.

Pink Gowned Body: Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia); St Augustine Reading the Epistle of St Paul (scene 10, east wall) 1464-65 Fresco, 220 x 230 cm Apsidal chapel, Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano.

Red Lipped Face: Nuno Goncalves, Portuguese painter (active 1450-71); Altarpiece of Saint Vincent, detail of the "Archbishop panel" 1495 Panel Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon.

Crown: Cima da Conegliano, Italian painter, Venetian school (b. cca. 1459, Conegliano, d. 1517/18, Conegliano); St. Helena 1495 Panel National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Basket: Master of the Housebook, Rhenish or Dutch painter/engraver (active 1475-90); The Last Supper, late 1400s Wood Staatliche Museen, Berlin.

Coins: Master Theoderic, Bohemian painter (active 1350-70 in Prague); Painting of a Saint 1360-65 Tempera on Wood National Gallery, Prague.

Parchment Text Panel: Unknown Illuminators, England; The Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library MS 24), written and illuminated around 1200. Aberdeen University, Scotland.

Gilt Border: Conrad Witz, Swiss painter (b. cca 1400, Rottweil, d. cca. 1445, Basel); King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 1435 Panel, 84 x 79 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin.