Ancient coin found at Jerusalem's tower of David Museum

An ancient coin from the time of King Antiochus IV Epiphanies has been discovered at Jerusalem's tower of David.

The amazing find was made during routine conservation work in the Tower’s archaeological garden.

According to source, Orna Cohen,the Tower of David’s chief conservation officer,Said he saw a metallic object flash among the stones of a wall.

On close inspection, the archaeologist realized that the coin was a bronze-leaf cent, which was used in Jerusalem during the reign of King Antiochus IV in the second century B.C

Description Of The Coin:

A portrait of Antiochus’ head is engraved on one side of the coin.
A goddess shown wrapped in a scarf is on the other side of the coin.

A Greek king of the Seleucid Empire that spanned much of the ancient Middle East,Antiochus’ persecution of the Jews of Judea and Samaria sparked the Jewish Maccabees’ revolt between  167 and 160 B.C.

The coin was found near walls that cut through the center of the citadel's courtyard next to a tower base built during the time of Yonaton and Shimon, brothers of Judah the Maccabee, who led the Maccabees’ revolt.

Stones from ancient missile launchers called ballista, as well as iron arrowheads,have been discovered during excavations at the Tower of David.

Source: foxnews

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