A Roman altar on Mount Gerizim

Rediscovering a civic icon on tetradrachms of Neapolis (Samaria)

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ID12372652
AuthorsAndreas J M Kropp (0000-0003-0120-9618, University of Nottingham, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume34
Issue1
Pages220-236
Publication date2021-04-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Roman Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-7594 • E-ISSN: 2331-5709
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1047759421000106
OpenAlexW3164345876
LanguageEN
References cited12

This article examines the iconography of a type of Caracalla tetradrachm that has been newly attributed to Neapolis in Roman Palestine and whose reverse depicts a monumental altar decorated with statues of Tyche, Ephesian Artemis, and Kore Persephone. The study contextualizes these deities in the religious life of Neapolis and identifies the monument as an altar often depicted as a miniscule element in panoramic views of Mount Gerizim on the bronze coins of Neapolis. The tetradrachms provide, for the first time, a close-up view of this long-lost civic monument

Altar · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Bronze · Icon · Iconography · Mount · Palestine · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Engineering · History

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