Ten of Coins is the tenth card in

the suit of Coins The Suit of Coins is one of the four suits used in tarot decks with Latin-suited cards. It is derived from the suit of coins in Italian and Spanish card playing packs. In occult uses of tarot, Coins is considered part of the "Minor Arcana", an ...

, mostly in

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decks. It is parallel to the Ten of

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s. The suit is often called ''Pentacles'', or sometimes ''Disks''. This card is used in game playing as well as in

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. In divination, it is considered part of the

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Rider–Waite symbolism

* The coins in the front are ordered according to the structure of the kabbalistic

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. * A man in the background seems to be guarding the old man - it is discernible he is holding a

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. As such he may be considered " at work". * A woman, possibly the mother of the child, is talking to the man.

Divination usage

It is often associated with family matters, financial matters or a mix of the two.Paranormality.com
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'', by Arthur WaiteGaren, Nancy (1989). ''Tarot Made Easy''. New York: Fireside, 365-367. . Some sources associate it with affluence or even riches.LearnTarot.com
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In other decks

In the

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this card is labeled ''Wealth'', and is associated with the third

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, said to be ruled by

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References

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