History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . Fig. 105. Medieval Coins The two upper coins reproduce the face and back ofa silver penny of William the Conquerors reign, andbelow is a silver groat of Edward III. The same ir-regularities in outline will be noted in the ancientcoins represented in Fig. 36 440 History of Europe 650. The Jews as Money Lenders. This ill-starred peopleplayed a most important part in the economic development ofEurope, but they were terribly maltreated by the Christians, whoheld them guilty of the supreme crime of putting Christ t
History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . Fig. 105. Medieval Coins The two upper coins reproduce the face and back ofa silver penny of William the Conquerors reign, andbelow is a silver groat of Edward III. The same ir-regularities in outline will be noted in the ancientcoins represented in Fig. 36 440 History of Europe 650. The Jews as Money Lenders. This ill-starred peopleplayed a most important part in the economic development ofEurope, but they were terribly maltreated by the Christians, whoheld them guilty of the supreme crime of putting Christ to active persecution of the Jews did not, however, become com-mon before the thirteenth century, when they first began to berequired to wear a peculiar cap, or badge, which made them easilyrecognized and exposed them to constant insult. Later they weresometimes shut up in a particular quarter of the city, called theJewry. As they were excluded from the guilds, they not un-naturally turned to the business of money lending, which noChristian might practice. Undoubtedly th
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