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MASADA 1963-1965 A

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Location

City

Masada [מצדה]

County

Judaea [יְהוּדָה]

Region

Southern [מחוז הדרום‎; لواء الجنوب]

Country

Israel

Ancient place

Masada

Lat/Long/Alt

31.317489636739 / 35.353924630714 / 47.4 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

ID

8167

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Hoard name

MASADA 1963-1965 A

Alternative names

מצדה

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1963

(to)

1965

Total number of coins

12

Summary

The hoard comprised 6 shekels and 6 half shekels from the First Jewish Revolt (AD 66-73), found in a bronze vessel.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation (stratified)
Finder(s)

Yigael Yadin (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Comment

"The heavy corrosion of the vessel affected the shekels and they are very badly preserved" (Meshorer 1989, 74).
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (earliest)

70
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (latest)

73
Opening year (earliest)

66
Opening year (latest)

67
Coin-level data

Available to enter

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Rating comment

Coin level data available in Meshorer 1989. Yadin 1966
Context rating

Excellent
Findspot rating

Excellent

Date of excavation (from)

1963
Date of excavation (to)

1965
Site comment

The hoard was discovered in Locus 365 (Basket 329).
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Military
Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Pyxis

'The bronze vessel is actually a medicinal cup, used as a pyxis' (Meshorer 1989, 74). Cf. Hershkowitz 1989

References

Reference

Hershkowitz, M. - 1989 - A Roman Cupping Vessel from Masada

Reference

Meshorer, Y. - 1989 - The Coins of Masada

Ref

p. 74

Reference

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

Reference

Leonard Jr., R.D. - 2000 - Numismatic Evidence for the Authenticity of the Copper Scroll

Ref

p. 686

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. 113

Comment

"Masada III"

J. Goldman (Nov. 2016). Updated by C. Gazdac (Feb. 2022).