BOSTON COLLEGE HOARD

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Location

City

Beit Guvrin [ בֵּית גֻּבְרִין; بيت جبرين]

County

Region

Southern [מחוז הדרום‎; لواء الجنوب]

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

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/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

257

Summary

The hoard comprised 80 tetradrachms, 6 Republican denarii (no details given) and 171 imperial denarii (dated between 59/60 CE and 117/118 CE), "...acquired many years ago in Beit Jibrin, Palestine, the ancient Eleutheropolis (Bellinger, 1962)."

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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
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