Haim Gitler (Hebrew: חיים גיטלר; born 1962) is an Israeli curator and researcher, specializing in the field of numismatics.
Gitler's research focuses on coinages of the late Persian and early Hellenistic periods in Palestine, including Philistia, Samaria, Judea, and Edom.
[9] In addition, Gitler has served as a member of the Bank of Israel's Committee for Planning Coins, Banknotes, and Commemorative Issues.
In 1986 he was accepted as a member of the Association for the Promotion of the Art of Photography, which is affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP).
[11] His main areas of specialization include the coinages of the late Persian and early Hellenistic Periods in Palestine: Philistia, Samaria, Judea and Edom.
He has also presented papers on the excavations in Jordan conducted by Father Michele Piccirillo of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum: Mount Nebo, Umm al–Rasas and Madaba; and the excavations at Az-Zantūr in Petra, conducted by Prof. Bernhard Kolb of Basel University.
[5] Other topics on which he has written extensively include papers on metallurgical analyses of coins and jewelry; Hacksilber hoards;[12] Roman and Islamic coin dies; clay bullae from the excavations in at Az-Zantūr in Petra; Byzantine and Islamic weights; Crusader lead seals; magical amulets; and museology.