Archaeology in Israel:
Ancient Jewish Coins

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• First Judean Coins (4th Century BCE)
• The Syrian-Judean Coin Connection (142-131 BCE)
• Maccabean/Hasmonean Coins (135-37 BCE)
• The Last of the Maccabees (40-37 BCE)
• The Widow’s Mite (30 CE)
• The Roman-Judean Coin Connection (58-53 BCE)
• Herod the Great’s Coins (37-4 BCE)
• The Herodian Dynasty (4 BCE - 39 CE)
• Herod’s Grandchildren (37-96 CE)
• The Procurators (6-66 CE)
• The Tribute Penny (30 CE)
• The First Revolt (66-70 CE)
• Judaea Capta (70-96 CE)
• Nerva’s Jewish Tax Coin (96 CE)
• The Other Jewish Revolt (115-117 CE)
• Hadrian’s Trip to Judaea (130 CE)
• The Second Revolt (132-135 CE)
• The Coins Live On (after 135 CE)
• City Coins of Palestine (66-268 CE)
• Arabs in the Holy Land (650-1094 CE)
• The Crusaders (1099-1861 CE)
• Rebirth (1948)

• Ancient Jewish Coins — Bibliography

Sources: The Handbook of Biblical Numismatics (reprinted with permission by the author Mel Wacks)