NAḤAL SHALWA

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Location

City

Nahal Shalva

County

Region

Qiryat Gat

Country

Israel

Lat/Long/Alt

31.565 / 34.794 / 162.21 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

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Located in the Qiryat Gat Region.

Information

7617

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Hoard name

NAḤAL SHALWA

Alternative names

Kiryat Gat, קִרְיַת גַּת, Qiryat Gat

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

2012

Total number of coins

136

Summary

The hoard comprised 4 aurei and 132 silver coins, as well as jewellery from the second century AD: Nero - Hadrian (AD 117-138). Associated with Bar Kochba revolt (AD 132-135).

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Disposition

Israel Antiquity Authority (IAA 146753-146888)
Finder(s)

Emil Aladjem
Comment

“The magnificent hoard includes gold jewelry, among them an earring crafted by a jeweler in the shape of a flower and a ring with a precious stone on which there is a seal of a winged-goddess, two sticks of silver that were probably kohl sticks, as well as some 140 gold and silver coins. The coins that were discovered date to the reigns of the Roman emperors Nero, Nerva and Trajan who ruled the Roman Empire from 54-117 CE. The coins are adorned with the images of the emperors and on their reverse are cultic portrayals of the emperor, symbols of the brotherhood of warriors and mythological gods such as Jupiter seated on a throne or Jupiter grasping a lightning bolt in his hand” (IAA 2012).
Closing reign (earliest)

Hadrian
Terminal year (earliest)

117
Closing reign (latest)

Hadrian
Terminal year (latest)

138
Opening year (earliest)

60
Opening year (latest)

61
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