Tiberias, founded by Herod Antipas around 20 AD and named for the reigning emperor, occupied an awkward position in Jewish religious life — built over a cemetery, it was considered ritually impure and initially populated by forced settlers. By Domitian's reign the city had normalized considerably, functioning as a regional administrative hub on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The year designation ΕΤΟ ΚΔ (year 24) refers to a local civic era, likely anchored to the city's refoundation or reorganization under Agrippa II, whose name appears in the abbreviated legend.
Tiberias, founded by Herod Antipas around 20 AD and named for the reigning emperor, occupied an awkward position in Jewish religious life — built over a cemetery, it was considered ritually impure and initially populated by forced settlers. By Domitian's reign the city had normalized considerably, functioning as a regional administrative hub on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The year designation ΕΤΟ ΚΔ (year 24) refers to a local civic era, likely anchored to the city's refoundation or reorganization under Agrippa II, whose name appears in the abbreviated legend.