The Thirty Pieces of Silver: Coin relics in medieval and modern Europe discusses many interconnected topics relating to the most perfidious monetary transaction in history: the betrayal of Jesus by Judas for thirty pieces of silver.
The Thirty Pieces of Silver: Coin relics in medieval and modern Europe discusses many interconnected topics relating to the most perfidious monetary transaction in history: the betrayal of Jesus by Judas for thirty pieces of silver.
Lucia Travaini is Associate Professor of Numismatics, Milan State University, Italy. She has published extensively on coinage and money and has received prizes and honours including the 2012 Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society, London.
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List of Figures List of Maps Preface to the English edition Preface Acknowledgements From the ritual uses of coins to their creation as relics The coins of Saint Helena: Objects of devotion before the invention of the Thirty Pieces of Silver Judas, the Priests and the Thirty Pieces of Silver The legend of the Thirty Pieces of Silver: From hagiographic tale to coin relics The Thirty Pieces of Silver depicted as instruments of the Passion The Thirty Pieces of Silver as relics: from the first specimens to their proliferation The Thirty Pieces of Silver as Jewish shekels Through the eyes of the Antiquarian and those of the Devout. Identification and debate since the Sixteenth Century Conclusions: Ancient and modern legends, coin relics and the nature of money Appendix 1: Inventory of recorded specimens of the Thirty Pieces of Silver Appendix 2: Collection of sources on the Thirty Pieces of Silver, by Francesco D'Angelo Bibliography Index
List of Figures List of Maps Preface to the English edition Preface Acknowledgements From the ritual uses of coins to their creation as relics The coins of Saint Helena: Objects of devotion before the invention of the Thirty Pieces of Silver Judas, the Priests and the Thirty Pieces of Silver The legend of the Thirty Pieces of Silver: From hagiographic tale to coin relics The Thirty Pieces of Silver depicted as instruments of the Passion The Thirty Pieces of Silver as relics: from the first specimens to their proliferation The Thirty Pieces of Silver as Jewish shekels Through the eyes of the Antiquarian and those of the Devout. Identification and debate since the Sixteenth Century Conclusions: Ancient and modern legends, coin relics and the nature of money Appendix 1: Inventory of recorded specimens of the Thirty Pieces of Silver Appendix 2: Collection of sources on the Thirty Pieces of Silver, by Francesco D'Angelo Bibliography Index
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