Lucia Travaini

The Thirty Pieces of Silver

Coin Relics in Medieval and Modern Europe

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Religion and Money in the Middle Ages
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 156mm x 235mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9780367688042
• ISBN-10: 0367688042
• Artikelnr.: 68712853

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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