Abstract
Three churches are known in Shivṭa: the Northern, the Central and the Southern. All three were fully excavated by the Colt expedition in 1934–1938. Recently, a full documentation of the exposed walls was undertaken, recording the remains of paintings, engravings and inscriptions. When the Transfiguration scene on the southern apse of the Southern Church was re-examined in this project, three coin deposits were revealed. In this paper we will present the data and offer an interpretation thereof.
Keywords
Byzantine period, coins, Shivta, Negev, Southern Church, church Deposits, Christian liturgical deposits, wall deposits, construction and renovation hoards
Recommended Citation
Tepper, Yotam and Farhi, Yoav
(2023)
"Coins in Niches: Enigmatic Coin Deposits in the Southern Church of Shivta,"
'Atiqot: Vol. 112, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1047
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol112/iss1/7