The Distribution of Bar Kokhba Coins in the Northern Judean Hills: an Update

Abstract

This article presents three bronze coins, restruck by the Bar Kokhba administration, that were
recently discovered at three sites in the highlands north of Jerusalem, a region where there have
been relatively few finds from the period of the Bar Kokhba revolt. These coins supplement the
existing archaeological information and other Bar Kokhba coins previously discovered on the
margins of this region. They offer the first clear evidence that parts of the northern Judean Hills
were occupied by Bar Kokhba rebels or their supporters at least until the third year of the war.