Claude du Molinet - Historia Summorum Pontificum (…) per Eorum Numismata - 1679

"Historia Summorum Pontificum per Eorum Numismata," published in 1679 by Claude du Molinet, explores the history of popes through the study of their coins. Numismatics, the study of currency and coins, plays a vital role in understanding historical eras, and du Molinet's work links papal history to tangible artifacts—coins minted under various pontiffs. Each papal coin often bears symbolic imagery and inscriptions that reflect the religious and political climate of its time. This book would appeal to historians, numismatists, and collectors interested in the Catholic Church, religious iconography, and the intersection of monetary history with ecclesiastical authority.