RARE COIN FROM ANCIENT JEWISH BAR KOKHBA REVOLT DISCOVERED IN CAVE

The coin is believed to have been minted between the third and fourth year of the Bar Kokhba revolt (136-134 CE).

One side of the coin shows a palm tree with seven fronds and two clusters of fruit, as well as the inscription “Shim[on].” The other side portrays vine leaves with three lobes and the inscription, “To the freedom of Jerusalem.”

BY JULIANE HELMHOLD