‘Atiqot 106 (2022)
ISBN 978-965-406-758-4
The Coins from the Monastery at Har Ḥoma
(pp. 297–300)
Gabriela Bijovsky
Keywords: numismatics, commerce, currency, church
Eleven coins were discovered in the excavation of the monastery at Har Ḥoma, including a small hoard of three Byzantine gold
solidi
that was found hidden in the entrance of one of the monastery rooms. This hoard is of great value and would have equaled two months of food supply for all the monks who lived in the coenobium. The reasons for its concealment remain unknown; however, it may be linked to events related to the Persian invasion of 614 CE.