New Publication November 2025:Follow the link for further details and ordering information.New Publication:
A Corpus of Samarian Coinage from the Persian Period, Volumes I & II
By Haim Gitler, Mati Johananoff, and Oren Tal
Numismatic Studies and Researches (NSR) XIII and XIV, Jerusalem 2025
A Comprehensive Re-evaluation of Ancient Levantine Coinage This two-volume monograph, A Corpus of Samarian Coinage, is the definitive culmination of a major research program focused on the Samarian minting authority during the Persian period. This coinage represents one of the earliest and most varied official coinages produced in the southern Levant, likely being issued from the late fifth century BCE until after the Greco-Macedonian conquest.
While building on earlier scholarship, this work offers a substantive re-evaluation of the field. It incorporates numerous newly identified coin types and establishes a robust, modern classification system essential for all future study. The data is based on an exhaustive, multi-year study of the entire corpus of known Samarian issues, involving the global examination of specimens in publications and in public and private collections. ...Pricing (Two-Volume Set)
$200 or €175 (+ shipping and bank transfer charges) Note: All proceeds are dedicated to supporting future publications by the Israel Numismatic Society. ...
New Publication:
The City of Gaza in the Roman Period: The Numismatic Evidence (First Century BCE–Third Century CE)
Corpus Nummorum Palaestinensium VI
Yoav Farhi, Jerusalem 2025This book is a comprehensive discussion examining the production and significance of the coinage struck by the city of Gaza under Roman rule from the conquest of this region by Pompey (64/3 BCE) to the end of the municipal minting in the second quarter of the third century (241/2 CE).
The data presented are based on the study of some 4494 bronze and silver coins minted in Gaza during the Roman period. As many specimens as possible were located during some 20 years of a through and wide search, at various publications and in public and private collections especially in the Middle East, Europe and the USA. The catalogue presents 318 types with hundreds of variants and the photographs of 833 coins.
This is the first time that such comprehensive research has been conducted regarding a polis in Roman Palestine with a vast volume of minting as in the case of Gaza. This research, which examines the coinage of the largest and most important city in southern Roman Palestine, contributes not only to a better understanding of the city itself, but also can offer new perspectives on the broad subject of city coins of the Roman period, and especially those of this region.The book is hardcover, elegantly designed and includes 500 pages and 102 illustrations, plates and maps, most of them in color. It was published by the Israel Numismatic Society in a limited edition (see attached file).
Pricing
$175 or €155 (+ shipping)
Note: All proceeds are dedicated to supporting future publications by the Israel Numismatic Society. ...The Yehud Coinage
A Study and Die Classification of the Provincial Silver Coinage of JudahHaim Gitler, Catharine Lorber and Jean-Philippe Fontanille
This volume presents a die study of the provincial silver coinage of Judah in the late Persian, Macedonian, and early Hellenistic periods. It offers correct descriptions of the coins, their designs, and their inscriptions; enumerates the obverse and reverse dies identified for each of the 44 recorded types; and explains the probable sequence of the issues as deduced from iconographic associations and die links.
The iconography of the coin types is examined in depth, with comparisons to motifs in Greek, Persian, and ancient Near Eastern art, including other local coinages and sources in Judahite material culture. The monograph also analyzes data relating to the metrology, metal content, and circulation of the coinage. Overall, the study attempts to place the Yehud coinage in its historical context and to define its role in the economy of the ancient province of Judah.
Pricing
$150 or €125 (+ shipping and bank transfer charges)
Note: All proceeds are dedicated to supporting future publications by the Israel Numismatic Society.
Via TAU Archaeology, HT the AWOL Blog.
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