Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Israel Numismatic Research
Angaben zur Quelle:
15 (2020) 219-236
Schlagwort(e):
Menorah in art
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Coins, Ancient
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Coin design
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Eretz Israel Antiquities Arab Caliphate Period, 638-1099
Kurzfassung:
One of the more intriguing Umayyad coin types features a candelabrum, mostly with five branches. Because of their similarity to the Jewish menorah, these coins have attracted the interest of scholars and collectors studying not only in Islamic numismatics, but also Jewish and biblical coins. So far, most authors have assumed that these fulūs were struck in Jerusalem, the spiritual center of Judaism. However, the analysis of 23 specimens with archaeological provenances in the IAA collection does not support such an attribution. Rather, the mint seems to have been located in the central or southern part of the coastal plain of present-day Israel. A possible candidate is Ashqelon, although the evidence is not yet decisive.
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