Late antique coins discovered at Huqoq

ARCHAEOLOGY AND NUMISMATICS: Galilee cave yields 4th-century coin hoard tied to Jewish resistance under Rome. The coins were unearthed in Hukok, an ancient Jewish settlement near the Sea of Galilee associated with Jewish resistance under Roman rule (PESACH BENSON, Jerusalem Post).

A rare hoard of 22 copper coins dating back more than 1,600 years has been uncovered in a hidden underground complex in the Lower Galilee, offering a tangible link to the region’s Jewish history under Roman rule, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday.

... Originally carved during the Great Revolt of 66–70 CE and expanded for the Bar-Kochba Revolt of 132–136 CE, the tunnels were expected to yield artifacts from those periods. Instead, the coins bore the images of Emperors Constantius II and Constans I, dating them to the 4th century CE, during the lesser-known Gallus Revolt of 351–352 CE—the last Jewish rebellion under Roman rule.

I noted the discovery of this underground complex back in 2024.

For more on the Gallus Revolt, see here and links.

For many PaleoJudaica posts on the archaeological discoveries at Huqoq (Hukok), including the synagogue and the mosaics, see here and links, plus here.

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