Following the Coins from the Excavations at Khirbet Qumran (1951–1956) and Aïn Feshkha (1956–1958)

By (author) Bruno Callegher Series edited by Martin Ebner Series edited by Max Küchler Series edited by Peter Lampe Series edited by Stefan Schreiber Series edited by Gerd Theißen Series edited by Jürgen Zangenberg

Book cover: Following the Coins from the Excavations at Khirbet Qumran (1951–1956) and Aïn Feshkha (1956–1958)

Extent: 346 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Mediterranean Archaeology, Numismatics

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2023)

ISBN: 9783525501948

9.45 x 12.8 inches

Price: $438.00

In stock

Everyone has written about the Qumran coins without having seen them. Finally: here they are!


The Qumran coins (hoard and single finds) are worthy of a novel. They were perfectly examined by H. Seyrig and A. Spijkerman, then the popular conviction spread that the coins had been lost. In fact, they were always kept where they had been classified. Now they are finally published and provide the possibility to suggest that Qumran was a very open centre for trade and transactions, at least from finally the end of the second century BC until the destruction of the site in 70/72 CE. This documentation provides a new reasoning on effective data – not on assumptions.

  • By (author) Bruno Callegher
  • Series edited by Martin Ebner
  • Series edited by Max Küchler
  • Series edited by Peter Lampe
  • Series edited by Stefan Schreiber
  • Series edited by Gerd Theißen
  • Series edited by Jürgen Zangenberg