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JERICHO 1874

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Location

City

Jericho [أريحا; יריחו]

County

Jericho [أريحا; יריחו]

Region

West Bank [الضفة الغربية; הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית]

Country

Israel, Palestinian Territories

Ancient place

Hierichous

Lat/Long/Alt

31.861 / 35.462 / -255.1 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The hoard was discovered near Jericho.

Information

ID

8082

Permalink

https://129.67.241.168/hoard/8082

Hoard name

JERICHO 1874

Alternative names

أريحا; יריחו

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Jan 1874

Total number of coins

100

Summary

The hoard comprised approximately 100 shekels of the First Jewish Revolt (AD 66-73) with an engraved gem-seal.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

24 coins: T. Drake (England); 76 coins: M. Ganneau
Comment

The hoard comprised coins from the first to the fourth year of the First Jewish Revolt and a gold seal with a gem.
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (earliest)

69
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (latest)

73
Opening year (earliest)

69
Opening year (latest)

73
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen Pot

The pot had a lead seal.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold Seal with a Gem
A gold seal with a gem on which wheat ears were engraved.

Ceramic vessel
Broken

Untitled

References

Noe, S.P. - 1937 - A Bibliography of Greek Coin Hoards (2nd ed.)

Ref

p. 140, no. 513

Comment

Madden, F. W. Coins of the Jews, 1903, p. 69 Notes 1. For further bibliography, see p. 322. Lewis, S. S. Num. Chron., 1876, p. 322, illus.

Reference

Kadman, L. - 1960 - The Coins of the Jewish War of 66-73 CE

Ref

p. 81

Reference

Kadman, L. - 1967 - The Monetary Development in Palestine in the Light of Coin Hoards

Ref

No. 23

Reference

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

Reference

Leonard Jr., R.D. - 2000 - Numismatic Evidence for the Authenticity of the Copper Scroll

Ref

p. 685

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

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No. 1

J. Goldman 27.02.17. Updated by C. Gazdac (Feb. 2022).