Hadrian's Judaean "Adventus coins": a question of perspective
Hadrian's visit to Judaea was celebrated by the issue of coins, the so-called Adventus coins, which displayed the personification of the province of Judaea as a woman, standing opposite the emperor, in the act of sacrificing over an altar. Since traditional Jews not only did not sacrifice on pa...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Journal of Jewish studies
Année: 2025, Volume: 76, Numéro: 1, Pages: 3-12 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Archaeology
B Coins B Roman Empire B Late Antiquity B Judea B Hadrian (emperor) |
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| Résumé: | Hadrian's visit to Judaea was celebrated by the issue of coins, the so-called Adventus coins, which displayed the personification of the province of Judaea as a woman, standing opposite the emperor, in the act of sacrificing over an altar. Since traditional Jews not only did not sacrifice on pagan altars but considered this kind of sacrifice as a betrayal of the very core of their monotheistic heritage, some scholars interpret these coins as a provocation and a deliberate disregard of Jewish traditions. It is, however, a question of perspective, since the design is the same as that displayed on all the Adventus coins pertaining to the other provinces. It therefore appears that, at least from a Roman point of view, Hadrian's Judaean Adventus coins did not carry a particular political meaning'. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-6689 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of Jewish studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3828/jjs.2025.76.1.3 |