Babatha, Rabbi Levi and Theodosius: Black Coins in Late Antiquity.

The article focuses on six Greek papyri recovered from Nahar Hever on the western shore of the Dead Sea on which the word "blacks" appears as an otherwise unknown term of coinage. Between 110 and 130 Common Era, the term for the black money was given in masculine, feminine and neuter according to so...

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Publicado en:Dead Sea Discoveries Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 49 - 61
Autor principal: Goldenberg, David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers Mar2007
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Sumario:The article focuses on six Greek papyri recovered from Nahar Hever on the western shore of the Dead Sea on which the word "blacks" appears as an otherwise unknown term of coinage. Between 110 and 130 Common Era, the term for the black money was given in masculine, feminine and neuter according to some Babatha archives. It highlights the attempt to integrate the Nabataean coins into the Roman currency system. It suggests that the term "black" refers not to color but rather to coins whose original image had been obliterated.