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‘Atiqot 63 (2010)
ISBN 2948-040X
Coins from the Late Byzantine Remains near Shiqmona
(pp. 219–223)
Robert Kool
Keywords: Vandalic bronze, nummi, pentanummi, folles
The coins from Shiqmona were uncovered in the remains of the monastery, the buildings, within the winepress and on the surface above the winepress. Out of the fifteen identified coins, fourteen date to one continuous period, from the early fourth century until the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian II; one is an Ayyubid copper
fals
. Comparison with the numismatic evidence from previous excavations at Shiqmona, in 1994 and 1998, shows similarities in periodization and types of coins in circulation.