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Six of Coins
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A wealthy merchant weighs and distributes alms to two needy beggars. In the background, a road leads through green fields to a white castle.

My Interpretation: Generosity rewarded. Financial good fortune, wealth and security. Favours will be reciprocated and debts repaid. A gift or inheritance will come. Sincerity and trustworthiness. (Reversed: Be wary of spending beyond your means. Generosity is all very well, but take care that it does not lead to debt)

Edit notes to self: I've changed images from my v1.0 version to suit Rider Waite readers more - a benefactor measures and distributes alms to the needy. Still to do - pretty happy with it.

Sources:

Base Pic: Andrea Del Castagno, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. 1423, Castagno, d. 1457, Firenze); Our Lady of the Assumption with Sts Miniato and Julian 1450 Panel, 150 x 158 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin.

Head and Turban: Masolino da Panicale, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. 1383, Panicale, d. 1447, Firenze); The Healing of the Cripple and Raising of Tabitha 1426-27 Fresco, 255 x 598 cm Cappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence.

Landscape with Castle: Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia); Procession of the Middle King 1459-60 Fresco Chapel, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence.

Sky: Paulo Uccello, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. 1397, Firenze, d. 1475, Firenze); St. George and the Dragon c. 1456 Oil on canvas, 57 x 73 cm National Gallery, London.

Green Gown Beggar: Fra Angelico, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1400, Vicchio nell Mugello, d. 1455, Roma); St Lawrence Distributes Food to the Poor 1447-50 Fresco, 271 x 205 cm Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican.

Purple Gown Beggar: Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia); Scenes from the Life of St Francis (Scene 1, north wall) 1452 Fresco, 304 x 220 cm Apsidal chapel, San Francesco, Montefalco.

Chestnut Haired Head: Gerard David, Flemish painter (b. 1460, Oudewater, d. 1523, Brugge); The Marriage at Cana c. 1500 Oil on wood, 100 x 128 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Small Coins: Simone Martini, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. 1280/85, Siena, d. 1344, Avignon); Saint Martin Renounces his Weapons 1312-17 Fresco, 265 x 230 cm Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi.

Floor and Balcony: Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia); Scenes from the Life of St Francis (Scene 2, north wall) 1452 Fresco, 270 x 220 cm Apsidal chapel, San Francesco, Montefalco.

Scales: Jacobello del Fiore, Italian painter, Venetian school (b. 1370, Venezia, d. 1439, Venezia); Justice between the Archangels Michael and Gabriel 1421 Tempera on panel, 208 x 490 cm Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice.

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.