foreign publications
Friedberg Arthur L. - Coins of the Bible, Atlanta 2004, ISBN 0794819168
110 pages B5 format, hardcover with inset six copies of period coins, cover corners bumped, spine worn. A richly illustrated study of coins from the time of Christ. The book accessibly describes, among other things, early coins from the Holy Land region, Jewish coins, coins of the Herodian dynasty, Roman coins from Judea under Roman rule, coins from the First and Second Jewish-Roman Wars, Judea Capta coins and coins related to Christianity. Each chapter listed is illustrated with life-size photographs of coins from the period. In addition, the book includes a historical calendar (the so-called timeline), a glossary and a list of literature on the subject.
