Rare gold coins from Bar-Kokhba revolt discovered
By dinar stocksA collection of rare gold coins dating back to the Jewish Bar-Kokhba revolt against the Romans in between 132 and 135 AD has been found in a cave in the Judean Hills in Israel.
The find also included pottery and weapons and was made by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan University.
A total of 120 coins made from gold and other metals were discovered at the site. They included rebel coins that were struck on top of Roman coins, as well as a number of original Roman period coins minted in Israel and elsewhere.
The hoard represents the largest collection of Bar-Kokhba revolt-era coins ever found.
Professor Amos Frumkin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said: “This discovery verifies the assumption that the refugees of the revolt fled to caves in the center of a populated area in addition to the caves found in more isolated areas of the Judean Desert.”
The Bar-Kokhba revolt was the last of the Jewish-Roman Wars and was led by Simon Bar-Kokhba, who was seen as a messiah who could reclaim Judea for the Jews from the Romans. The Romans eventually defeated the uprising, however.
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