In light of the recent day-session on “Coins and the Bible” here, I want to note two recent books. Coins were a regular medium for kings and administrators to promote themselves and their regimes. Coins were also sometimes minted to celebrate military victories. Coinage is one important part of the “material culture” of the ancient world. The metals used, the use of images and writing, the places where coins were minted, all these things and more contribute to historical understanding of the period in which they were minted.
Coins and the Bible, eds. Richard Abdy & Amelia Dowler (London: Spink, 2013) appeared in connection with the exhibition of the same name held in the British Museum, 17 May – 20 October 2013. Especially for those not familiar with how to “read” coins of the ancient world, this book will be a useful introduction. It offers a survey of coins…
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Seems interesting…the books
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