Welcome to European Tribune. It's gone a bit quiet around here these days, but it's still going.
Display:
14 - 20 August 2017 | 126 comments (126 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Rare coin found (none / 0)
JTA
An 8-year-old Israeli girl found a rare coin from the Second Temple period.

The half-shekel coin dates from a time when it was used to pay a yearly Temple tax, archaeologist Zachi Dvira told The Times of Israel. The custom is prescribed in the Torah (Exodus 30:11-16).

Hallel Halevy discovered the coin in May when she was picking up her sister from kindergarten in the Halamish settlement in the West Bank, The Times of Israel reported. On Wednesday, she gave the coin to the archaeological department of the Israeli body that coordinates government activities in the West Bank, as required by law.

After Halevy told her father about the find, he contacted a local professor, Zohar Amar of Bar-Ilan University. Amar conducted some research and was able to identify the find as a half-shekel coin that he believes was made in 66-70 C.E.

It was actually a souvenir from the Israel Museum....
by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Mon Aug 28th, 2017 at 08:33:00 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Others have rated this comment as follows:

14 - 20 August 2017 | 126 comments (126 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
Display: