KEFAR BARA

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Location

City

Kfar Bara [כַּפְר בַּרָא‎; كفر برا]

County

Region

Central [מְחוֹז הַמֶּרְכָּז; المنطقة الوسطى]

Country

Israel

Ancient place

Antipatris

Lat/Long/Alt

32.094 / 34.961 / 87.13 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

7706

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7706

Hoard name

KEFAR BARA

Alternative names

Kfar Bara, كفر برا, כַּפְר בַּרָא, Kafr Bara, Kefar Barra; Antipatris

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

Sep 1993

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of 94 silver coins, comprising 78 tetradrachms (dated between AD 69 and AD 219-222), 16 denarii, and 1 antoninianus (radiate).

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Disposition

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA 59146-59239)
Finder(s)

Helena Sokolov (Israel Antiquities Authority)
Closing reign (earliest)

Severus Alexander
Terminal year (earliest)

222
Closing reign (latest)

Gordian III
Terminal year (latest)

243
Opening year (earliest)

69
Opening year (latest)

69
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Rural
Period

Roman
End period

Medieval

References

Reference

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

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

Ref

No. 140

Comment

"Kefar Barra" 94 AR

Reference

Ariel, D.T. and Sokolov, H. - 2018 - The Kafr Bara Hoard

Comment

Full publication of the hoard

Reference

Bland, R. - 2023 - The Coinage of Gordian III from the Mints of Antioch and Caesarea

Ref

p. 449-50, Hoard B

J. Goldman (July 2016). Updated by C. Gazdac (Jan. 2022). Bibliography and coin information updated by M. Spoerri (Nov. 2022 / June 2024).

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