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‘Atiqot 51 (2006)
ISBN 2948-040X
The Coins from El-Kabri
(pp. 125–129)
Danny Syon
Keywords: numismatics, burial, value, customs, mint, circulation
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.