An Update on the Geographical Distribution of the Coins Minted by the Bar Kokhba Administration in Judea
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This paper examines 63 coins overstruck by the Bar Kokhba administration, recently discovered at 19 sites across Judea. Notably, 15 of these coins, found at seven different sites, are presented for the first time. An analysis of the distribution and dating of these coins reveals, for the first time, that Jewish rebels were active throughout Judea — from the Be’er Sheva‘ Valley in the south to the Toparchy of ‘Aqrabat (Acrabat) in the north — at least until the third year of the war.
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Boaz Zissu
This paper examines 63 coins overstruck by the Bar Kokhba administration, recently discovered at 19 sites across Judea. Notably, 15 of these coins, found at seven different sites, are presented for the first time. An analysis of the distribution and dating of these coins reveals, for the first time, that Jewish rebels were active throughout Judea — from the Be’er Sheva‘ Valley in the south to the Toparchy of ‘Aqrabat (Acrabat) in the north — at least until the third year of the war.