according to the University of Haifa in Israel. Archaeologists found the hoard of about 160 of the coins during ongoing excavations in the Jordan Valley, which runs between the Israeli-occupied ...

A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, however, is a mystery. Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of gold ...

The coin weighs only 1.1 grams and has a gold content of twelve percent. "As a store of value or in exchange for goods, this coin, due to its low weight of 1.1 grams, would not have played a ...