A Hoard of Early ‘Abbasid Dirhams from Sepphoris

Abstract

This article publishes and discusses a small (seven-coin) hoard from Sepphoris/Ẓippori/
Saffuriyya. The coins, of silver, represent four, possibly five, mints and three rulers, and cover
half a century at the start of ‘Abbasid rule. The mint of Dimashq is rare for ‘Abbasid silver; so
too Ṣūr (Tyre), known otherwise for fulūs; and Tabariyya may also be represented. The coins
of Ṣūr add to our knowledge of variation in the mint name of that city in the early ‘Abbasid
period. The presence of four, possibly five, coins from mints close to Sepphoris may point to
local circulation of small mintings.