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Second Jewish Revolt Coin Hoard Found

Posted by on August 14, 2014

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have unearthed a cache of 114 bronze coins, dating to the Year Four of the Great Revolt, at an archaeological site on the outskirts of Jerusalem.  On one side, the coins are stamped with a chalice and the Hebrew inscription “To the Redemption of Zion.”…

 

Note heavy oxidation coating on coins

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/science-treasure-trove-great-revolt-era-coins-jerusalem-02095.html

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