The Weight Standards of the Judean Coinage in the Late Persian and Early Ptolemaic Period
During the late Persian through the early Ptolemaic period, Judean authorities minted small, silver coins known today as yĕhud coins. Surprisingly, under Persian rule the weights of the yĕhud coins were inconsistent with the Greek (obol) system of weights that prevailed overall. During the Ptolemaic...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1998
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 1998, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 122-126 |
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| Summary: | During the late Persian through the early Ptolemaic period, Judean authorities minted small, silver coins known today as yĕhud coins. Surprisingly, under Persian rule the weights of the yĕhud coins were inconsistent with the Greek (obol) system of weights that prevailed overall. During the Ptolemaic period, however, the standard returned to conformity. What can explain this numismatic enigma? |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210642 |