Byzantine Coin Cache Discovered in Excavations Near Jerusalem

Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery of a 1,400-year-old cache of coins, discovered during excavations for the the widening of the Tel Aviv- Jerusalem highway. The cache, constiting of nine bronze coins dating from the Byzantine Period (324-638 CE), were discovered alongside a large two-story structure and an adjacent winepress, also exposed during the excavations. “The […]

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