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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

numismatics

Israel Antiquities Authority coin department head Dr. Donald T. Ariel. (Shai Halevi/IAA)
November 3, 2020, 5:49 pm
Join the ToI Community for rare sneak peek into Israel’s ancient coin collection
Head of the Coin Department at the Israel Antiquities Authority pulls out treasure from the vaults in this week’s Behind the Headlines series, exclusively for ToI Community members
By ToI Staff
A rare bronze Year Four coin, minted in 69-70 CE during the Great Jewish Revolt, and depicting the Four Species, discovered in wet sifting of material from the City of David, June 2018. (Ilan Shilmaiv/City of David)
July 1, 2018, 4:05 pm
Recently uncovered Jewish Revolt coin shows rebels aware of impending disaster
Minted on the eve of the destruction of the Second Temple, coin discovered in City of David excavations reads, ‘For the Redemption of Zion’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
These Jewish-minted coins from Yehud, a province of semiautonomous Jewish rule under the Persian Empire, were discovered by the Temple Mount Sifting Project. (courtesy Temple Mount Sifting Project)
May 24, 2018, 8:24 pm
3 tiny, extremely rare 4th century BCE Jewish-minted coins found in Jerusalem
Struck during the Persian era, owl-inscribed ‘Yehud’ coins were discovered in the Temple Mount Sifting Project, doubling the number found in the Israeli capital
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A bronze coin that was found in a limestone cave near Modiin, that dates to the final years of the 132 CE Bar Kochba revolt against the Roman Empire. (COGAT spokesman)
May 3, 2018, 3:06 pm
Unearthed Bar Kochba coin points to far-reaching support for rebels against Rome
A late revolt bronze coin discovered where rebels sought refuge in a cave near Modiin indicates geographically widespread Jewish backing of the ultimately bloody Jerusalem uprising
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
'Faces of Power,' a temporary exhibit of the Victor A. Adda collection at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (Elie Posner)
August 21, 2017, 9:27 am
Israel Museum coin exhibit shows a daughter’s love is worth more than gold
Priceless collection of 75 gold Roman coins depicts evolution of propaganda and portraiture over 300 years
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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