The Numismatic Finds from el-Janab Cave in Central Samaria

Abstract

In this article we present 27 coins that were discovered recently in el-Janab cave (‘Usarin cave),
a large karstic cave located south of Nablus. These coins, together with pottery and other finds,
represent three periods in which the cave was probably used as a hiding place: the late Persian–
early Hellenistic period, the Early Roman period and the late Ayyūbid–early Mamlūk period.