Thursday, December 25, 2008

Rare first century coin found in Temple Mount soil

A rare half shekel coin, first minted in 66 or 67 C.E., was
discovered by 14 year-old Omri Ya'ari as volunteers sifted through
mounds of dirt from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The coin is the
first one found to originate from the Temple Mount. The half shekel
coin was first minted during the Great Revolt against the Romans..........

Haaretz

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