Highway 3: The Coins

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze a group of coins spanning from the first century CE to the sixth century CE.
• Examined coins dated from Antiochus IV to the Abbasid period.
• Identified four chi-rho pentanummia imitations in the collection.
• Concluded on the potential minting location based on coin types.
• Earliest coin is from Antiochus IV, latest is an Abbasid fals.
• Identified four chi-rho pentanummia imitations suggesting local minting.
• Most coin types are conventional with significant historical relevance.

Abstract