BOSTON COLLEGE HOARD

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Location

City

Beit Gubrin

County

Region

Country

Israel

Ancient place

Beth Govrin/Eleutheropolis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleutheropolis

Lat/Long/Alt

31.597 / 34.901 / 285.43 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

7564

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https://129.67.241.168/hoard/7564

Hoard name

BOSTON COLLEGE HOARD

Alternative names

Eleutheropolis, Beit Govrin, Bet Gobrin, Beit Jibrin

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

(to)

1962

Total number of coins

Summary

The hoard comprised 80 tetradrachms and 171 denarii dated between 59/60 CE and 117/118 CE and 6 Republican denarii. "...acquired many years ago in Beit Jibrin, Palestine, the ancient Eleutheropolis."

The coin data of this hoard have not yet been validated and therefore are not yet visible.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Boston College
Comment

"Though the last date appearing on the tetradrachms is 118 CE, the possibility cannot be overlooked that the hoard was concealed in connection with the Bar-Kokhba War" (No Author 1962, 106).
Closing reign (earliest)

Hadrian
Terminal year (earliest)

118
Closing reign (latest)

Hadrian
Terminal year (latest)

118
Opening year (earliest)

59
Opening year (latest)

60
Coin-level data

Available to enter

The coin data of this hoard have not yet been validated and therefore are not yet visible.

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Uncertain

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference

No Author - 1962 - A Hoard of 257 Roman Silver Coins from Bet-Gobrin

Reference

Bellinger, A.R. - 1975 - The Boston College hoard

Ref

43-50

Reference

Waner, M. - 1998 - Roman and Byzantine Coin Hoards From the Land of Israel. Catalogue and Analysis (in Hebrew)

Reference

Waner, M. and Safrai, Z. - 2001 - A Catalogue of Coin Hoards and the Shelf Life of Coins in Palestine Hoards During the Roman and Byzantine Periods

Ref

No. 20

Comment

"Eleotheropolis/B'Guvrin"

Reference

RPC III

Ref

p. 436

J. Goldman (13.07.16). Updated by C. Gazdac (Feb. 2022). RPC reference added by M. Spoerri (Aug. 2022).

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