A hoard of bronze coins found in Israel provides new evidence for the triumphant military campaign led by Yonatan Maccabee in the 2nd century BCE. The cache of 26 coins was discovered in 2016 at the site of Khirbet el-Eika, offering insights into life during the Hellenistic period. The coins, believed to have been hidden in a room on the second floor of a building, feature a cornucopia and the heads of the Dioscuri, twin Greek gods. The discovery sheds light on the events of Yonatan's campaign in the Galilee and the historical context of the time.
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