Tag: Christ
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1975 Vatican 5 Lire
Redemption of the Woman of Bethany Vatican Coins From the formation of the Vatican State (which we covered in an earlier piece), coins had featured either the pope or his coat of arms on one side, and generally holy figures (Jesus, Mary, saints, angels, etc). The Vatican issued a consistent set of coins of from…
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104 – 76 BC Judaea Prutah
One of the most well-known biblical coins Jerusalem (Jerusalem – View of the Old City and the Mount of Olives. From Wikipedia). Jerusalem is an ancient city. Archaeological work in the area suggests that the city was inhabited as far back as 4,000 BC. Its earliest known name may be Jebusite, the translation of a…
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58-59 AD Rome – Judaea Prutah
A small coin from the heart of Christianity Twelve Tribes of Israel The book of Genesis notes that Jacob, son of Abraham, wrestled God and was renamed Israel. He went on to have 12 sons: In Joshua Chapter 13, the first verse reads: “When Joshua had grown old, the Lord said to him, ‘You are…
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19th Century German Baptism Medallion
A beautiful old pewter medallion Heads or tails? Some coins and medallions have a clear obverse and reverse. On some it is harder to define. The US Mint, I think only partly helpfully, explains: “Obverse (heads) is the front of the coin and the reverse (tails) is the back”. Ok, so if it has a…
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2017 Austria 5 Euro Easter Lamb
A commemorative coin for the most important holiday This is my entry for Day 1 “A” of the Blogging from A-Z April Challenge!A = Austria. Obverse Austria joined the “Euro” at its commencement in 2002, replacing the Schilling (made up of 100 Groschen). The European Central Bank set the regulations for normal circulating coins in…
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Christ died for our sins medallion
The meaning of Easter and Christianity in one image Obverse As a humble numismatist, I don’t think I am qualified to teach on theology. As a Christian, I can hopefully pen a few words on one of the key aspects of our faith without botching it too badly though! The Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and…
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1028-1034 Romanus III Byzantine Follis
Here is a coin which neatly fits both my interest in Roman coins AND in Christian themed pieces. Issued under Byzantine emperor Romanus III, this Follis is generally called an “Anonymous” follis because it doesn’t include the emperor’s name. My piece is, admittedly, not in the condition it left the Constantinople mint (Modern day Turkey)…