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1,900 Year-Old Coin Found in Jerusalem"The coin was found exactly in the same place that Jews had been hiding in the drainage channel under the street." -Reut Vilf of the City of David Foundation [BreakingIsraelNews.com] A rare coin minted 1,949 years ago was found last week in a dig in the City of David in Jerusalem. (Image: 1,949 year-old coin found at the Emek Zurim sifting project/ Credit: City of David archive/via BIN) Reut Vilf of the City of David Foundation said the coin, discovered in the sewage system running beneath ancient Jerusalem, dates back to the year 69 [AD], the fourth year of the Jewish revolt against Rome and the year in which the rebels despaired. According to Israeli media reports, a cache of bronze coins from that time was found in 2014 in a village near Jerusalem and more were unearthed in a cave by the Temple Mount in 2018, from the second and fourth years of the rebellion. The coin found last week bears an inscription ancient Hebrew lettering reading "For the Redemption of Zion" and a depiction of a chalice. Its other side depicts the "Four Species" used in... Click here to continue reading.
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