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The cache of silver coins found in the ruins of an ancient estate house in Modi’in, Israel. Image credit: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Hoard of Hasmonean Period Silver Coins Unearthed in Israel

Jul 8, 2016 by News Staff

A hoard of 16 rare silver coins dating to 135-126 BC (Hasmonean period) has been found by a team of Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists in Modi’in,...