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- Title
The Coin Hoard from Caesarea Maritima and the 363 CE Earthquake.
- Authors
RAPHAEL, KATE; BIJOVSKY, GABRIELA
- Abstract
The earthquake of 363 CE is mentioned in several contemporary sources; it struck 22 towns and the scale of damage varied considerably from town to town. Caesarea Maritima appears on the list of sites that were hit; however the only archaeological evidence for the earthquake is a large hoard of 3,700 copper coins found in the excavations of the synagogue. The latest coins recovered date to 361 CE and suggest the synagogue was destroyed by the 363 CE earthquake. This paper presents a thorough numismatic analysis and catalogue of the hoard and examines the active geological faults in the region of Caesarea.
- Subjects
CAESAREA (Israel); ISRAEL; EARTHQUAKES; ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; COPPER coins; SYNAGOGUES
- Publication
Israel Numismatic Research, 2014, Vol 9, p173
- ISSN
1565-8449
- Publication type
Article