EL-MAZRUQ

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Location

City

Abu Gosh

County

Region

Country

Israel

Lat/Long/Alt

31.806 / 35.109 / 695.67 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

8132

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/8132

Hoard name

EL-MAZRUQ

Alternative names

Hirbet Mazruk, el-Mazruq, Abu Ghosh, Khirbet Mazruk, Abu Gosh

Data type

Hoard?

Date of discovery (from)

2014

Total number of coins

114

Summary

The hoard comprised 114 coins of the First Jewish Revolt from Year 4 (AD 69/70).

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Disposition

Israel Antiquities Authority
Finder(s)

Eyal Marco and Pablo Betzer
Comment

108 of the coins were discovered individually and six of the coins were discovered in two small lumps of three coins each. All of the coins date to Year 4 of the First Jewish Revolt.
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (earliest)

69
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (latest)

70
Opening year (earliest)

69
Opening year (latest)

70
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
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Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

The coins were discovered in the corner of a room during a salvage excavation.
Recovery method

Excavation

References

Reference

Rosenberg, St. G. - 2014 - Report from Jerusalem #62, 18th August 2014

Reference

Marco, E. and Betzer, P. - 2016 - Salvage Excavations near Abu Ghosh and Archaeological and Numismatic Evidence for the Events of the Great Revolt.

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Comment

Vladimir Neichin, IAA

J. Goldman (January 2017). Unpublished. Details of the hoard come from communication with Donald T. Ariel of the Israel Antiquities Authority. IAA R.61 "el-Mazruq (Abu Gosh)". Updated by C. Gazdac (Mar. 2022).

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