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Rare trove of ancient coins found in Israel: “Archaeological Hanukkah miracle”

Rare trove of ancient coins found in Israel: “Archaeological Hanukkah miracle”

A rare collection of ancient coins was discovered last week by Israeli researchers, who called the find an “archaeological Hanukkah miracle.” The coins are more than 2,000 years old and believed to belong to King Alexander Jannaeus, the second ruler of the Hasmonean dynasty that presided over Judea in the final centuries leading up to the common era, according to …

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