I was able to obtain a copy of Biblical Numismatics by Shirley Barr Page.  It was printed in 2001. In her introduction she notes that she became interested in Bible coins after reading Florence Banks’ book, Coins of Bible Days that I posted on 6/18/09.

This is a very large coffee-table style book that is filled with color photographs with each coin greatly enlarged.  It is divided into three sections: Old Testament Period; Intertestamental Period and New Testament Period.  The overall style is clear: a coin is presented and quickly described and then placed in historical context. Each coin becomes a story in itself so you can easily just jump around the book reading “short stories.” 

The first section – The Old Testament Period- also contains a section on artifacts.  You can see various oil lamps and stone shekel weights.  These items can often also be obtained through coin dealers at prices similar in range to what you would pay for ancient coins.  So if you begin a collection of Biblical Coins you can easily add an artifact or two without having to travel to Israel!

The Intertestamental Period- by making this a separate category it opens up a wide range of coins.  This section will contain Greek coins, Phoenician coins, Seleucid Kingdom coins and Ptolemaic Dynasty coins.  The depth of this section is a real highlight of this book because you get an understanding of the larger world at the time.

The New Testament Period- Here we have coins of the Herodian Dynasty, Procurators of Judea, the Roman Empire and the Revolt of the Jews coins. This section closes with coins in the lifetime of Jesus Christ. Following this last section there are a number of color plate pages showing even more examples of some of the coins already described.