Feb 6 Blog
By: Lauren K. McCormick
Two coins from the First Jewish Revolt (66–74 CE) have been found among the numismatic material excavated at Carchemish. Located on the Euphrates River in […]
Sep 29 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Excavations in an underground complex at the site of Huqoq in the Galilee revealed a surprising find: a bronze coin hoard dating to the Gallus […]
Aug 22 Blog
“Of Queen Berenice” reads the reverse of this solid gold coin discovered in the Givati Parking Lot excavations in Jerusalem. Minted for Queen Berenice II […]
Aug 11 Blog
Excavations near the southwest corner of the ancient Temple Mount have uncovered a rare coin commemorating the fourth year of the First Jewish Revolt against […]
Mar 10 Blog
During archaeological survey work in a Judean Desert cave, members of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), in cooperation with the Ministry of Heritage and the […]
Jan 25 Blog
During salvage excavations in the Judean Hills, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered an extremely rare silver coin dating from the sixth or […]
Sep 16 Blog
During recent restoration work, archaeologists on the Italian island of Pantelleria, located off the coast of Sicily, discovered a hoard of silver denarii in the […]
Nov 10 Blog
A diver off the northeastern coast of Sardinia discovered one of the largest caches of Roman coins ever found. According to a press release by […]
Dec 23 Blog
In the second century BCE, the Maccabees waged a fierce war against Antiochus IV and the Seleucid Kingdom. Now, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) believes […]
Aug 5 Blog
While conducting an underwater archaeological survey, a diver with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) made an incredible discovery, a rare bronze coin with the image […]
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