FROM STONES TO SHEKELS: The History of Jewish Coins

For hundreds of years before coins were invented, Jews in the Holy Land used standardized stone weights and chunks of precious metal for financial transactions.  But by the 4th century BCE, after their return from the Babylonian exile, Jews began creating coins for trade and to transmit social and political messages. This brief presentation will show the history of Jewish money and its relation to Jewish history, from the around the First Temple period (10th-8th century BCE) to modern Israel.

Charlie Catlett is originally from Los Angeles, he moved to Santa Rosa in late 1988.  After thirty fulfilling years as a family practice physician, he retired in 2017. This allowed him more time for family and to pursue various lifelong interests, including collecting and studying ancient Jewish numismatics (coins.)  Charlie has published several articles in numismatic journals, including the publications of the American Numismatic Association, the Pacific Coast Numismatic Society and the American-Israel Numismatic Association.

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