Abstract
A unique coin in the collection of the Israel Museum (IMJ 37290, 3.83 g, axis 9)¹ belongs to the Edomite dome-shaped series minted in southern Palestine in the late Persian Period as is apparent from its shape and weight.² However, at a later stage when this specimen was still in circulation but probably in a different geographical region, namely Philistia (southern Coastal Plain of Palestine), its obverse was overstruck with dies of a Gaza rb‘sheqel/quarter (‘drachm’) (fig. 1):Obv: Laureate bearded male r. (Zeus?).Rev. Falcon r; in lower right field traces of the letter Zayin belonging to the legend ‘Ayin
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Aleksanderia |
Subtitle of host publication | Studies on Items, Ideas and History. Dedicated to Professor Aleksander Bursche on the Occasion of his 65th birthday |
Editors | Renata Ciołek, Roksana Chowaniec |
Place of Publication | Wiesbaden |
Publisher | Harrassowitz Verlag |
Pages | 139-142 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783447391382 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783447115544 |
State | Published - 2021 |