A small hoard of coins and jewelry discovered near the site of Humeima (al-Humayma), ancient Auara, in Jordan's southern desert, contained five gold solidi of the Byzantine emperor Arcadius (383-408), 18 silver drachms of the Sasanian king Yazdegard I (399-420), and a pair of pearl and gold earrings. The solidi, all struck from one pair of dies, are ancient forgeries of the Constantinopolis reverse quinquennial vota issue of 387 from the Constantinople mint. The drachms, struck from combinations of nine obverse and eight reverse dies, appear to be official issues from the Susa mint, and have the standard reverse with fire altar and attendants although the obverse portrait differs slightly from comparable coins. The earrings have parallels with other Near Eastern jewelry, but an exact attribution has not yet been determined. The hoard was probably contained in a purse that did not survive, and the deposition appears to be the result of accidental loss, rather than concealment. The nature of the contents suggests an origin outside the Byzantine realm, possibly Sasanian, and provides evidence of Humeima's function as a center on the trade routes connecting the Roman and Persian worlds.