Pella in Jordan
by McNicoll, Anthony, Smith, Robert H., Hennnessy, Basil, Australian National Gallery
The Aşvan Hoard: Coins of two Cappadocian Monarchs
During the second season of excavations on Aşvan Kale (June – September 1969) an area of over two hundred square metres was cleared to two related late Hellenistic phases (“Hellenistic lla and b” –Mitchell, above, p. 123). On 28th September, during the removal of a pisé wall of …
This is a preliminary report. It aims simply to list the coins found in the excavations at Aşvan 1968–72 and Taşkun Kale 1970–1. Full details will be published after the excavations are completed.
The medieval fortress and church of Taşkun Kale were partially excavated in 1970 and 1971. No excavations took place in 1972, as the Aşvan Project's endeavours were concentrated elsewhere.