A two-day international conference with the theme Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 BCE to 135 CE, was held at the premises of Spink and Son Ltd. in London on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th September 2010.
The event, co-ordinated by David Jacobson, Nikos Kokkinos and Philip Skingley and co-sponsored by the Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London (UCL), followed two previous London conferences (The World of the Herods and Nabataeans in 2001 and Herod and Augustus in 2005), which were successful and have become reference points.
The period covered spans the Roman conquest of Judaea by Pompey, through the years of the Herodian dynasty to the last major Jewish uprising against Roman rule under Simon Bar-Kokhba, and encompasses the birth of Christianity. The past few decades have seen considerable advances in numismatic scholarship dealing with this period, partly stimulated by archaeological exploration and numerous coin finds, which have shed light on various political, social and economic issues. The conference was used to exchange views and analyse the fresh developments from new perspectives.
Well-known experts in the fields of Roman and Jewish numismatics delivered lectures in four sessions over two days. Hospitality in the form of buffet lunches and refreshments was provided. The Spink showrooms were open for the duration of the Conference and a small related exhibition was on display in the British Museum. A collection of papers was published subsequently.
Monday 13 September 2010
09:00 Registration of Delegates on arrival at Spink and Son Ltd.,69 Southampton Row, London WC1
09:45 Welcome to Spink and the Conference by Philip Skingley
(Associate Director, Spink); with a few words by the co-organisers, David Jacobson (UCL) and Nikos Kokkinos (UCL)
Session 1 – Chair: Kevin Butcher
10:00 The Herodian Coinage Viewed Against Rome, Andrew Burnett (The British Museum, London)
10:40 Question Time
10:45 On the Graphical Interpretation of Herod's Year 3 Coins, Robert Bracey (The British Museum, London)
11:25 Question Time
11:30 Coffee
Session 2 – Chair: Philip Skingley
12:00 Roman Influence on Jewish Coins, Rachel Barkay (Bank of Israel, Jerusalem)
12:40 Question Time
12:45 Politics, Economy and Ethnicity: Coin Circulation in Early Roman Galilee, Danny Syon (Israel Numismatic Society, Jerusalem)
13.25 Question Time
13.30 Lunch
Session 3 – Chair: Nikos Kokkinos
14:30 The Chronology of Pontius Pilatus and New Numismatic and Archaeometallurgical Research, Kenneth Lonnqvist (University of Helsinki)
15:10 Question Time
15:15 The Interpretation of Nerva's Fiscus Judaicus Sestertius, Marius Heemstra (Groningen University)
15:55 Question Time
16:00 Tea
16:30 A Presentation of the British Museum's Collection of Ancient Jewish Coins and Special Concurrent Display, Amelia Dowler (The British Museum)
Special Conference Evening Event Hosted by the Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London (UCL)
18:00 Buffet Reception in the Terrace Restaurant
18:45 Public Lecture in the Chadwick Lecture Theatre: Understanding Herod the Great Through his Coins (David Jacobson, UCL)
Tuesday 14 September 2010
09:35 Arrival of Delegates
Session 1 – Chair: Andrew Burnett
10:00 The Coinage of the First Jewish Revolt Against Rome, Robert Deutsch (Tel Aviv)
10:40 Question Time
10:45 Jewish Coinage of the Two Wars – Aims and Meaning, David Hendin (New York)
11:25 Question Time
11:30 Coffee
Session 2 – Chair: David Jacobson
12:00 Numismatics and the Bar-Kokhba Revolt: Some New Discoveries, Boaz Zissu (Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan)
12:40 Question Time
12:45 Hadrian as Nero Redivivus – Some Numismatic Evidence, Larry Kreitzer (Regent's Park College, Oxford)
13.25 Question Time
13.30 Lunch
Session 3 – Chair: Danny Syon
14:30 The Cornucopiae Dupondii of Vespasian not Commagene but not Syria either, Ted Buttrey (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge)
15:10 Question Time
15:15 The Silver Coinage of Roman Arabia, Kevin Butcher (University of Warwick)
15:55 Question Time
16:00 Tea
16:30 Group Photograph and End of Conference
PUBLICATION (2012):
David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos (eds.), Judaea and Rome in Coins 65 BCE - 135 CE: Papers Presented at the International Conference Hosted by Spink, 13th-14th September 2010, London: Spink, 2012 (Hb). ISBN: 978-1-907427-22-0. 19 X 25 cm. i-x, 245 pp. illustrated.
The papers in this volume are based mostly on presentations at the conference. The period covered spans the Roman conquest of Judaea by Pompey through to the last major Jewish uprising against Rome under Simon Bar-Kokhba, encompassing the age of the Herods and the birth of Christianity. The contributors have pooled their specialist knowledge to illuminate important issues in the history of Judaea and its relationship to Rome.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword (by Markham J. Geller)
Preface (by the Editors)
Andrew Burnett, The Herodian Coinage Viewed against the Wider Perspective of Roman Coinage
Rachel Barkay, Roman Influence on Jewish Coins
Anne Lykke, The Use of Languages and Scripts in Ancient Jewish Coinage: An Aid in Defining the Role of the Jewish Temple until its Destruction in 70 CE
Danny Syon, Galilean Mints in the Early Roman Period: Politics, Economy and Ethnicity
Robert Bracey, On the Graphical Interpretation of Herod’s Year 3 Coins
Nikos Kokkinos, The Prefects of Judaea 6-48 CE and the Coins from the Misty Period 6-36 CE
Robert Deutsch, The Coinage of the Great Jewish Revolt against Rome: Script, Language and Inscriptions
David Hendin, Jewish Coinage of the Two Wars: Aims and Meaning
David M. Jacobson, The Significance of the Caduceus between Facing Cornucopias in Herodian and Roman Coinage
Ted V. Buttrey, Vespasian’s Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognised Celebratory Coinage
Marius Heemstra, The Interpretation and Wider Context of Nerva’s Fiscus Judaicus Sestertius
Kevin Butcher, The Silver Coinage of Roman Arabia
Boaz Zissu and David Hendin, Further Remarks on Coins in Circulation during the Bar-Kokhba War: Te’onim Cave and Horvat ‘Ethri Hoards
Larry Kreitzer, Hadrian as Nero Redivivus: Some Supportive Evidence from Corinth
List of Contributors
Group Photograph
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