Finds from the Bar Kokhba Revolt from Two Caves at En Gedi

Authors: Porat, Roi; Eshel, Hanan; Frumkin, Amos

Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly, Volume 139, Number 1, March 2007 , pp. 35-53(19)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

Finds from two caves that were excavated in Ein Gedi in 2002 are described. Eleven bronze coins of the Bar-Kokhba Revolt, twelve arrowheads and fragments of two papyrus documents were recovered in the Har Yishay Cave, located along the northern slopes of Nahal David. A hoard of nine silver coins, including a Bar-Kokhba tetradrachm, were found in the Sabar Cave. This is the second Bar-Kokhba tetradrachm to have been found in the context of a scientifically controlled archaeological project. Along with it were six Roman dinars and two dinars overstruck by Bar Kokhba. From the evidence of one of the Bar Kokhba documents dated to the third year of the revolt, it is possible to estimate that when this hoard was deposited in the cave, the total value of the coins exceeded that of a house!

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/003103207x163004

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