A Comparative Study of Numismatic Evidence from Excavations in Jerusalem
By Haim Gitler
Liber Annuus, Vol. 46 (1996)
Abstract: This present study compares the percentage of specific groups of coins from eight sites in Jerusalem and the coins from Masada with the overall percentage of the same groups of coins from the main excavations in Jerusalem. Each of the chosen excavations have yielded a significant number of coins for the period from the third century BC to the Moslem conquest in 640 AD. As can be seen, the statistic breakdown of the coins by site and period shows that the distribution of most sites for most periods is similar. The divergences, where they exist, probably point to historical fluctuations of occupation within Jerusalem. In the second stage of this study, the percentage of areas A, X2 and W from the excavations in the Jewish Quarter is given in comparison with the percentage of the total of coins from the excavations of the Jewish Quarter as a whole. This permits certain conclusions as regards the reliability of a partial numismatic data from a given excavation.
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