Netzer (1981:78) proposed that the damage observed in the service building at Lower Herodium was “probably due to an earthquake which occurred in the mid-first century A.D.” He based this interpretation on structural evidence, including the collapse of the barrel-vaulted ceiling in the storage hall—which destroyed dozens of jars—and the fall of arches in Hall B41. Yet, Netzer (1981:27–28) warned that “such a conclusion must be viewed with caution, as there is no definite evidence of such an earthquake from the other parts of the site.” Numismatic finds—among them coins of Agrippa I [r. 41–44 CE]—found on the floors of the reconstructed building and in related dumps indicate activity “towards the middle of the first century A.D.” ( Netzer 1981:27–28). Although Netzer tentatively associated the damage with an event dated to 48 CE—citing an entry in Amiran et al. (1994)—this specific date is generally considered unreliable. Supporting a similar timeframe, Ahipaz et al. (2017:126) interpreted the numismatic evidence from Herodium as indicating abandonment during the 40s or 50s CE, which they suggested may have been triggered by an earthquake.