Most of the coins were minted during Emperor Heraclius' reign.
Coins from the hoard were minted by the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Phocas and Emperor Heraclius . All of the pieces of money were gold solidus coins, which were common currency during the Byzantine era . Experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority dated the latest coins in the cache to the time of the Muslim conquest of Byzantine Palestine, which occurred in A.D. 635, according to a statement.
"Most of the coins are of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius," Gabriela Bijovsky, a numismatic expert with the IAA, said in the statement."And what is particularly interesting is that in his early years as emperor, only his portrait was depicted on the coin, whereas after a short time, the images of his sons also appear. One can actually follow his sons growing up — from childhood until their image appears the same size as their father, who is depicted with a long beard.
The coin stash was found lodged into the base of a stone wall and experts think it was left there by someone who was fleeing during the Muslim conquest. "The discovery reflects a specific moment in time, when we can imagine the owner concealing his fortune in the threat of war, hoping to return one day to retrieve his property," Yoav Lerer, excavation director for the IAA, said in the statement."In retrospect, we know that he was less fortunate.
"The discovery of the coin hoard may also shed light on the economy of the city of Banias during the last 40 years of Byzantine rule," Lerer said.
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