Several have since been found. Such is the subjective nature of image analysis. Many current authors, among them John C. Iannone in Mystery of the Shroud of Turin and Dr. Kenneth E. Stevenson in Image of the Risen Christ , support the findings of the coins. Noted Shroud author Ian Wilson, though convinced of the Shroud's authenticity, does not see coin images on the Shroud. Since antiquity, coins have been placed over the eyes of deceased persons to hold eyelids shut.
More research is needed to examine the eyes.
At the very least, there are some round objects over the eyes that a forger would not have thought to include. Copyright 2000 Daniel R. Porter. All Rights Reserved.