Abstract
Twelve coins were retrieved from the El-Kabri tombs, most were found in their original location. Many of the coins were heavily worn. The identifiable coins dated to the second and third centuries CE. The practice of using worn coins as grave offerings is recorded from many excavations. The majority of the worn coins are the Melqart/Club type autonomous issue of Tyre, probably reflecting the need for a relatively large coin. It is not possible to determine whether the coins were intended as Charon’s obol or as an offering.
Keywords
numismatics, burial, value, customs, mint, circulation
Recommended Citation
Syon, Danny
(2006)
"The Coins from El-Kabri (pp. 125–129),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 51, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1186
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol51/iss1/10
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