The Thirty Pieces of Silver: Coin Relics in Medieval and Modern Europe

by Lucia Travaini

Book Overview

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. According to medieval legend, these coins had existed since the time of Abraham's father and had been used in many transactions recorded in the Bible. This book documents fifty specimens of coins which were venerated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367688026
• ISBN13: 9780367688028
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"