Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, Vol. 11 One of the most interesting problems in the study Of Jewish coins arises from the fact that obedience to the Second Commandment prevented the nation from strik ing money with the effigy of the ruler, or indeed with the likeness of any living creature at all. On the one hand, this robs them of the interest which attaches to most series of ancient coins. It is difficult to learn much of religion, manners, or customs from the coins, except from what does not appear. On the other hand, it exercises the ingenuity to the highest degree in order to discover what is the meaning Of the types which are extant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.