Coin Deposits from Ancient Synagogues in Late Antique Palestine
- Author
- Rassalle, Tine
- ORCID
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-3959
- University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Date
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.26608/coin_deposits_from_ancient_synagogues_in_late_antique_palestine
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- During archaeological excavations over the last century, fifty-seven separate coin deposits have been found in ancient synagogues
from Late Antique Palestine and the Diaspora. This project provides an overview of these deposits, the buildings they were
discovered in, and the specific coins they contained. Based on their archaeological contexts and an analysis of the Jewish
religious and socio-economic circumstances of Late Antiquity, I argue that there are seven possible reasons for why these
deposits were placed inside a synagogue building. This dissertation project gives an overview of these categories and explores
the different economic and symbolic functions coins in sacred spaces could have had in ancient Jewish society.
Subjects
Geographic
Temporal
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