An Egyptian Queen in Jerusalem

Egyptian Queen, both sides of the gold coin of Barrens II. Courtesy of Elihu Yanai, David City.

In Jerusalem, Gyati reads this solid gold coin found in the excavation of Goti Parking Lot. Egypt’s Queen of Barrison II (R. 246-222 BCE), the most rare coin is only 20 that are known and has been discovered for the first time within archaeological excavation. Although the coin’s discipline makes it an incredible search on its own, it also acts as further evidence that Helinistic Jerusalem was far away from the small and poor city that the scholars have traditionally thought of.

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The ancestors of Pharaoh Tulami III’s wife and the famous Queen Cleopatra (R. 51-30 BC), Queen Barrons II, was one of Egypt’s many Hellenstic rulers after the conquest of Alexander The Great. While some ancient Queen were often a little higher than royal consumer, the Greek log of coins, Basilisis (“Queen’s”), suggests that Barrens may have had a significant strength on its own. Even the same is found on the coins of Cleopatra.

The gold coin exposed in the excavation at the Jyoti Parking Lot site was possibly included in Alexandria between 246 and 241 BC, possibly as a special payment for soldiers who fought in the third Syrian battle against Silencedes. Although only a quarter of the draw, the coin is a significant 99.3 % pure gold. On the one hand, Barnis II has been shown wearing a diamond and veil around his neck, a common picture of a helenstick queen. On the other hand, there is a cornopia containing two stars and the log is around it. To date, only a handful of barren coins are known, none of which have come from the archaeological context or from outside Egypt.

Portrait of Egyptian Queen Barrison II under Magnifying Glass. Courtesy of Elihu Yanai, David City.

According to the Center’s Afrite Boacher for the study of the Director of Excavation and the study of ancient Jerusalem, “the fact is that such a rare gold coin was discovered in Jerusalem during the time when it was under the toolmeg.

Although the traditional academic theory has believed that Jerusalem has been small and economically unimportant after the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylonians in 586 BC, the discovery of coins and other impressive discoveries in the past few years have begun to change this theory. These recent discoveries have instead suggested that the city has already begun to recover in the Persian era and that the importance under the tolomic rule is increasing.

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