A stray late Roman coin from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari
A stray late Roman coin from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari

Author(s): Barbara Lichocka
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Deir el-Bahari; Temple of Hatshepsut; Southern Chamber of Amun; Theodosius I; Constans; coin; ironworkers
Summary/Abstract: Examination of the east wall of the Southern Chamber of Amun on the Upper Terrace of the Temple of Hatshepsut led to the discovery of a single vota coin, possibly of Theodosius I, AD 379–383. It is not clear whether the coin was lost where it was discovered or taken there with the rest of the material found in the fill. An assemblage of six coins minted in AD 330–348 was also discovered on the Upper Terrace, but this time at the Bark Hall. Hidden or lost, the coins testify to a late-Roman interest in the Temple of Hatshepsut.

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