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Kingdoms and Principalities (2021)
Book Chapter
Kropp, A. (2022). Kingdoms and Principalities. In T. Kaizer (Ed.), A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East (365-377). Wiley

The tetradrachm mint of Neapolis (Samaria): new attributions and the end of the phantom mint of Byblos (2021)
Journal Article
Kropp, A. (2021). The tetradrachm mint of Neapolis (Samaria): new attributions and the end of the phantom mint of Byblos. Numismatic Chronicle, 181, 115-127

This article discusses new attributions for three types of Syro-Phoenician tetradrachms of Caracalla, each depicting a different kind of altar as a mint-mark. Generally attributed to Byblos, an obverse die link now suggests that they were made at the... Read More about The tetradrachm mint of Neapolis (Samaria): new attributions and the end of the phantom mint of Byblos.

Tripolis and Orthosia tetradrachms of Caracalla: Attribution and analysis of ‘pilei’ and ‘idol’ tetradrachms (2021)
Journal Article
Kropp, A. (2021). Tripolis and Orthosia tetradrachms of Caracalla: Attribution and analysis of ‘pilei’ and ‘idol’ tetradrachms. Revue Belge de Numismatique et de Sigillographie, 156, 143-189

This article discusses two groups of Syro-Phoenician tetradrachms of Caracalla generally attributed to Ptolemais in Phoenicia, one with mintmarks depicting the caps of the Dioscuri (pilei), the other a local cult image. Based on a close examination o... Read More about Tripolis and Orthosia tetradrachms of Caracalla: Attribution and analysis of ‘pilei’ and ‘idol’ tetradrachms.

A Roman altar on Mount Gerizim: Rediscovering a civic icon on tetradrachms of Neapolis (Samaria) (2021)
Journal Article
Kropp, A. J. M. (2021). A Roman altar on Mount Gerizim: Rediscovering a civic icon on tetradrachms of Neapolis (Samaria). Journal of Roman Archaeology, 34(1), 220-236. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047759421000106

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... Read More about A Roman altar on Mount Gerizim: Rediscovering a civic icon on tetradrachms of Neapolis (Samaria).