'NASRALLA HOARD'

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Location

City

Idna [إذنا]

County

Hebron [الخليل; חֶבְרוֹן]

Region

West Bank [الضفة الغربية; הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית]

Country

Israel, Palestinian Territories

Lat/Long/Alt

31.557 / 34.979 / 482.74 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Find spot comment

The exact provenance of the hoard is unknown. It possibly derives from Idna.

Information

7743

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7743

Hoard name

'NASRALLA HOARD'

Alternative names

Judaean Hills, Kadman Numismatic Pavillion, Idna

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1968

Total number of coins

1121

Summary

The hoard comprised between 1,121 and 1,123 bronze coins dating to the fourth century AD.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Kadman Numismatic Pavilion at Muza Eretz Israel Museum Tel Aviv
Finder(s)

Nasralla Sahuri
Comment

The hoard was donated by Nasralla Sahuri of Bethlehem in 1968. Bijovsky wrote that "[the dealer] claimed it was discovered in Idna, south-west of Hebron" (Bijovsky 2007, 199).
Closing reign (earliest)

Julian II
Terminal year (earliest)

355
Closing reign (latest)

Julian II
Terminal year (latest)

363
Opening year (earliest)

306
Opening year (latest)

337
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Good
Rating comment

Contact Cecelia Meir at ceciliam@eretzmuseum.org.il for coin level data.
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Uncertain

Context

Uncertain

References

Reference (string)

Unpublished. Details of the hoard come from communication with Cecilia Meir of the Kadman Numismatic Pavilion at Muza Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.

Reference

No Author - 1968 - A Hoard of Roman Coins of the Fourth Century CE

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. 131

Comment

"from commerce Unpublished ('Nazralla')"

Reference

Bijovsky, G. - 2007 - Numismatic Evidence for the Gallus Revolt: The Hoard from Lod

Ref

p. 199

Comment

"Hoard of unknown provenance"

J. Goldman 03.08.16, Updated by C. Gazdac (Mar. 2022).

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