Tag: Coins of the Bible
Dates on Ancient Coins
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
“Why put a date on a coin?” Most suggest that the mint used a date to monitor...
Coins Provide Key Evidence in Historic Origins of Judaism
By David Hendin for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
All coin images in this post appear in Hendin's Guide to Biblical Coins (6th Ed.) and...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Money Before Coinage
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
The Incas had rivers full of gold and mountains full of silver, and they used gold and silver for...
Ancient Coins – The Wealth of the Persian Empire
By Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC ......
The Colosseo Collection of Ancient Coins ......
Thanks to intelligent political leadership and forward-thinking approaches to governing,...
Get a Signed Copy of David Hendin’s Guide to Biblical Coins, 6th Edition
By David Hendin .....
Dear Friends:
I am proud to announce the Sixth Edition of Guide to Biblical Coins, published this month by the American Numismatic...
Guises of the Tribute Penny
By Oliver Hoover for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......
This last summer, an email message to the ANS Curatorial Department requested that an attempt be...
Dating the Ancient Shekels of Tyre
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Much has been written by eminent numismatists and religious scholars on the biblical significance of the shekels of Tyre....
Ancient Roman Coins – The Tribute Penny – Render Unto Caesar What Is Caesar’s
Tribute Penny - Tiberius (14-37 CE). AV aureus ). Lugdunum, ca. 18-35 CE.
The same type was also issued in silver, which became known as...
Ancient Coins Depict First Fruits for Shavout
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
This year the Jewish Holiday of Shavout, also called Weeks or Pentecost, begins the evening of Sunday, May 16.
In...
Graven Images and the Coins of Ancient Tyre
By David Hendin for CoinWeek .....
Silver shekels and half-shekels of Tyre were used by Jews in ancient Jerusalem to pay the annual Temple tribute...
What Are Widow’s Mite Coins?
By Bullion Shark LLC ......
In the New Testament Gospels of Luke and Mark is one of the most famous passages of The Bible that...
Zoom Video Presentation: Travels in Judea and Samaria: Coins & Etc. (1967-1990)
CoinWeek is proud to present a Zoom video lecture given by numismatist David Hendin to the members of the Israel Numismatic Society on January...
Talking Ancient Coins With Mike Beall and Mike Markowitz, Part II: Coins of the...
In Part II of Talking Ancient Coins, collector Mike Beall sits down with CoinWeek Ancients writer Mike Markowitz to take a numismatic tour of...
CoinWeek Podcast #145: Ancient Coin Weight Standards
CoinWeek Podcast #145: Ancient Coin Weight Standards
Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on...
Salome and the Rarity of Coins Featuring People From The Bible
By Michael Beall for CoinWeek .....
Portraits of important persons in ancient times are among the most sought-after pieces of ancient coinage, though key biblical...
Reading Ancient Greek Coins
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
COMPARED TO MODERN American coins, which are required by law to include quite a lot of text, ancient Greek...
Coins of Herod the Great – CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
IN BIBLICAL HISTORY and popular legend, Herod "the Great", Rome’s client king of Judaea from 40 to 4 BCE,...
The Daric: Persian Gold – CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
The Achaemenid Empire of Persia ruled much of the Middle East from 550 to 330 BCE. With a diversity...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Modern Fakes of Ancient Coins
Fake Ancient Coins by Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
“To declare that a forged coin is genuine is a mistake, but to declare that a...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Ancient Coins Under $100
By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....
Aren’t they very expensive?
Along with How do you know they’re authentic?, this is probably the most common question that...
NGC Ancient Coins: Redefining the Biblical Widow’s Mite
The traditional, narrow definition of the biblical Widow’s Mite is in need of revision
The Biblical Widow’s Mite is among the most familiar, yet most...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Coins of the Twelve Caesars
By Mike Markowitz .....
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed. That he is grown so great?
-- Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 2
Julius...
The Modern Hobby of Ancient Coins – A CoinWeek Exclusive with Harlan J....
By CoinWeek....
Harlan J. Berk founded the company that bears his name in 1964, but like so many other numismatists, he actually got his start...
Heavier Metal: Ancient Coins Made of Lead
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz .....
SOFT, DENSE AND dull, lead is an unattractive coining metal. Lead melts at only 327.5° C (621.5°...
Mike Markowitz: CoinWeek Coins of the Bible Video Series, Part VIII: Coin with Image...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series Writer Mike Markowitz has long brought context and his unique insights into the fascinating world of ancient coins to contemporary collectors. In this...
Mike Markowitz: CoinWeek Coins of the Bible Video Series, Part IX: Prutah of Pontius...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series writer Mike Markowitz has long brought context and his unique insights into the fascinating world of ancient coins to contemporary collectors. In this...
Mike Markowitz: CoinWeek Coins of the Bible Video Series, Part VII: Persian Gold Daric....
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series Writer Mike Markowitz has long brought context and his unique insights into the fascinating world of ancient coins to contemporary collectors. In...
Mike Markowitz: CoinWeek Coins of the Bible Video Series, Part VI: Graven Image on...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series Writer Mike Markowitz has long brought context and his unique insights into the fascinating world of ancient coins to contemporary collectors....
Mike Markowitz: CoinWeek Coins of the Bible Video Series, Part V: Coins from the...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series writer Mike Markowitz has long brought context and his unique insights into the fascinating world of ancient coins to contemporary collectors....
Mike Markowitz: CoinWeek Coins of the Bible Video Series, Part 4 (Thirty Pieces of...
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series writer Mike Markowitz has long brought context and his unique insights into the fascinating world of ancient coins to contemporary collectors....