The coins depict Alexander Jannaeus, who was king of Judaea from 103 B.C. to 76 B.C. Jannaeus, a Jewish leader of the Hasmonean dynasty, predated the destruction of the Second Temple, which was a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a collection of 160 coins from Israel featuring Jewish royalty. The hoard was located in Jordan Valley and dated back to 2,100 years, stated Live Science. The coins ...

New research examines artifacts found in 2018 in two vessels next to the synagogue at Huqoq, in an excavation led by Prof.

Haifa University team finds cache of 160 extremely rare coins - dated to 80/79 BCE, during the reign of Judah Maccabee's grand-nephew - near Alexandrion Fortress, north of Jericho ...

Researchers unearthed 160 coins belonging to the second king of ... especially during this difficult time for the Jewish people. I hope that people will be drawn to visit this place and it will ...

A coin hoard dating back about 2,100 years, during the time of the Jewish Hasmonean kings, has been discovered at a site in the Jordan Valley. A 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins has been ...

A descendant of Jewish royalty, he was the son of John Hyrcanus ... The unearthed hoard of coins / Dr. Shay Bar Dr. Bar explained, “We believe the coins were discovered at a way station ...

Elana Hagler talks about her design process, and which Jewish American she would put on a coin. (JTA) — Some Jews might resent filling the role of representative Jew in communities across the ...

A GOP flier distributed to homes in the Virginia suburbs of Washington depicts the Jewish Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates at a table stacked high with gold coins, a pairing of ...

The coins date to the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (circa 103 to 76 B.C.), who was both a high priest and a king of the Hasmoneans — a dynasty of Jewish kings who ruled a kingdom that encompassed ...