{"id":281922,"date":"2023-11-08T19:55:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T08:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/?p=281922"},"modified":"2023-11-22T21:14:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:14:52","slug":"ashkelon-coins-through-the-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%83%d9%88%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%b3%d9%82%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashkelon coins through the ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">During this article we will review examples of Ashkelon coins throughout the ages: Philistine, Hellenistic, Roman and Islamic.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is <a href=\"https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashkelon<\/a> It is one of the largest and oldest cities in Palestine on the Mediterranean coast. It is located 65 km west of Jerusalem. The Canaanites founded the city in the third millennium BC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%83%d9%88%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%b3%d9%82%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1\/#1-_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88\" >1- The Philistine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%83%d9%88%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%b3%d9%82%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1\/#2-_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9\" >2- The Hellenistic Period<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%83%d9%88%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%b3%d9%82%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1\/#3-_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9\" >3- The Roman period<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%83%d9%88%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%b3%d9%82%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1\/#4-_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9\" >4- Islamic eras<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88\"><\/span>1- The Philistine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Here we present a coin minted in Ashkelon during the second half of the fifth century BC. It is a beautiful coin and bears diverse influences.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Tetradrachm class according to the Attic standard.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_281923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281923\" style=\"width: 853px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-281923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/397590344_1004201187330887_3281918155160143215_n-Small.jpg\" alt=\"Ashkelon coins\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/397590344_1004201187330887_3281918155160143215_n-Small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/397590344_1004201187330887_3281918155160143215_n-Small.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-281923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Philistine \u2013 one of the coins of Ashkelon, which was struck during the second half of the fifth century BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The overall design is similar to the design of the coins of Athens, but we notice the Egyptian Eye of Horus symbol on the side view of the head of Athena on the front, and we also notice on the back two letters (Phoenician-Aramaic) which are the first and last letters of the name of Ashkelon.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">As we know, the beginnings of Philistine coins in Ashkelon were like those in Gaza, initially influenced by Athenian coins, then gradually the Canaanite influence replaced the Athenian one. The piece on display belongs to the early period, but it was interesting to see the Egyptian influence as well.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-281926 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398483698_1004285323989140_5384528650307367757_n-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398483698_1004285323989140_5384528650307367757_n-Small-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398483698_1004285323989140_5384528650307367757_n-Small.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/>2- The Hellenistic Period<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Now it is the turn of the coins of Ashkelon from the Hellenistic period after Alexander the Great, and we will review <span style=\"color: initial;\">Two Ptolemaic models were struck in Ashkelon.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The first piece<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It was struck during the third year of the reign of King Ptolemy IV, which corresponds to the year 217 BC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Tetradrachm class according to the Ptolemaic standard<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the obverse, we see a double profile depiction of both Serapis and Isis, while on the reverse, to the left of the eagle, we notice the coinage symbol of Ashkelon, consisting of the letters \u0391\u03a3, which are the first two letters of the name Ashkelon in ancient Greek: \u0391\u03a3\u039a\u0391\u039b\u03a9\u039d\u0399\u03a4\u03a9\u039d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The second piece<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It was struck in 39 BC during the reign of Queen Cleopatra VII.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Tetradrachm class according to the Ptolemaic standard<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the front we see a profile portrait of Queen Cleopatra VII, while on the back, ancient Greek is written in a circular shape in the margin.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u0399\u0395\u03a1\u0391\u03a3 \u0391\u03a3\u03a5\u039b\u039f\u03a5 \u0391\u03a3\u039a\u0391\u039b\u03a9\u039d\u0399\u03a4\u03a9\u039d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It means (holiness and invincibility of Ashkelon)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9\"><\/span>3- The Roman period<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Before us are six examples of Ashkelon coins struck during the reigns of the emperors Augustus, Vespasian, Trajan, Antoninus Pius, and Elagabalus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">What interests us here is how the city&#039;s name was written, as we note that the pronunciation of the name did not change and the language used was ancient Greek, but the shape of some letters sometimes changed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For example, the letter sigma \u03a3 is sometimes drawn like this \u2cde or like this C<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The letter omega (\u03a9) is sometimes written like this: \u2cb0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The name itself was abbreviated as \u0391\u03a3 or \u0391\u2cde<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">And sometimes almost complete \u0391\u2cde\u039a\u0391\u039b\u03a9 or \u0391C\u039a\u0391\u039b\u2cb0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">And sometimes the full \u0391\u039a\u0391\u039b\u2cb0\u039d which is pronounced in Arabic (Askalon)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Regarding the designs, we notice a great variety in the Roman Ashkelon editions, but we often see the emperor or empress depicted on the front and a deity or symbol on the back. <span style=\"color: initial;\">The design of the back panel, as shown, is as follows:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The first piece (the prow of a Phoenician boat)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The second (the idol Tikki)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The third (the goddess Tikki)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fourth (the deity Poseidon)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fifth (The Dioscore Brothers)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sixth (the deity Harpocrates)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">As we can see, some of the deities were Eastern, some Greek, and some Egyptian. This has implications that would take too long to explain, but in short, we say that the city&#039;s culture was characterized by diversity and richness\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"701\" data-id=\"281931\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/397884857_1004697007281305_880421422115961106_n-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281931\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"701\" data-id=\"281930\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/397976038_1004697063947966_8577627769605895776_n-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281930\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-281933 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/397959780_1004900697260936_5914785921245931701_n-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"731\">4- Islamic eras<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Here we present three examples of Ashkelon coins from Islamic currency issues minted in Medina. <\/p>\n<p><strong>First model<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">(Umayyad coin) of dubious origin, likely minted towards the end of the first century AH.<br \/>We read on the center of his face, \u201cThere is no god but God alone.\u201d<br \/>On the center of the back we read \u201cMuhammad is the Messenger of God\u201d<br \/>The following saying was inscribed in a circular pattern on the margin:<br \/>\u201cStrike in Ashkelon, Palestine\u201d followed by a miniature depiction of an olive branch<\/p>\n<p><strong>The second model<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">(Abbasi fils) of the year, likely minted during the beginning of the third century AH.<br \/>We read on the center of his face, \u201cThere is no god but God alone.\u201d<br \/>On the center of the back we read \u201cMuhammad is the Messenger of God\u201d<br \/>The following saying was inscribed in a circular pattern on the margin:<br \/>\u201cIn the name of God, this coin was struck in Ashkelon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u0627<strong>For the third model<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">(Fatimid Dinar) in the name of Imam Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, minted in Ashkelon in the year 503 AH.<br \/>We read on the center of the face \u201cImam Al-Mansur\u201d<br \/>And on the middle circle: \u201cAbu Ali al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Amir al-Mu&#039;minin\u201d<br \/>The following saying was inscribed on the outer margin circle:<br \/>\u201cIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This dinar was struck in Ashkelon in the year five hundred and three.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">For more similar topics, you can follow the Arab collector&#039;s website. <a href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/gaza-money-lecture\/\">the Link<\/a> the next:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"4HKwlaitkZqH5j4ypzOf13cCWVBX7RdxadrFXeluoMBYvbghDfhqPbpL8Au95sGQIWcCmZ0s9rkTyOFtJeDxgwAoE\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YXTpbFLztV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/love-dirham-2\/\">Love Dirham<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cThe Dirham of Love\u201d \u2014 The Arab Collector\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/%d8%af%d8%b1%d9%87%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%a8\/embed\/#?secret=0YZ6x7TjhD#?secret=YXTpbFLztV\" data-secret=\"YXTpbFLztV\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"zxn4dgIw9QmKWPc0esYCafTrGMA3oOHJtUlFhD76pv2LNj5S\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w3apGigPCc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/gaza-money-lecture\/\">Gaza Money Lecture<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cThe Money of Gaza Lecture\u201d \u2014 The Arab Collector\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%b6%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%86%d9%82%d9%88%d8%af-%d8%ba%d8%b2%d8%a9\/embed\/#?secret=XBcKfzksgX#?secret=w3apGigPCc\" data-secret=\"w3apGigPCc\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will examine examples of coins minted in Ashkelon throughout the ages: Philistine, Hellenistic, Roman, and Islamic. Ashkelon is one of the largest and oldest cities in Palestine on the Mediterranean coast. It is located 65 km west of Jerusalem. The Canaanites founded the city in the third millennium BC. 1- Philistine: Here we present a coin minted in Ashkelon during\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2090,"featured_media":281934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[333,1576,1574,1577,1575,1424],"tags":[2395,2394,2391,2392,2393,1214,307,331,342,305,2390,2387],"class_list":["post-281922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ancient-coins","category-byzantine-coins","category-islamic-coins","category-ptolemaic-coins","category-roman-coins","category-numismatics","tag-ashkelon-coins","tag-ashkelon-money","tag-palestine-coin","tag-2392","tag-2393","tag-1214","tag-307","tag-331","tag-342","tag-305","tag-2390","tag-2387"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2090"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}