The Coins from the Mevo’ot Yeriḥo Aqueduct: An Early Roman Foundation Deposit

Abstract

A small assemblage of eight Hasmonean and Early Roman bronze coins was recovered during the excavations conducted by SOA in the settlement of Mevo’ot Yeriḥo in 2020. The coins appear to have been deliberately placed in the mortar of the aqueduct’s specus base, with no apparent intent or ability to recover them later. The find is interpreted as a possible foundation deposit, meant to bring ’good luck’ to the public project.