Aug
18
2010
Israel finds rare 2,200-year-old gold coin
Posted by History in Alexander the Great, Ancient Macedonian History, Ancient Macedonian Kings, Archaeology, Articles, Diaspora, newspapers
A 2200 year old coin is seen at the Israel Museum, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Archaeologists say they have excavated the heaviest and most valuable gold coin to date in Israel. The 2200-year-old coin, weighing almost one ounce, was found at the Tel Kedesh site near the border with Lebanon on June 22, ...
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