Rare Gold Coin Bearing Portrait Of Egyptian Queen Found In City Of David

Rare Gold Coin Bearing Portrait Of Egyptian Queen Found In City Of David

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A very rare gold coin bearing the portrait of Egyptian Queen Berenice II was discovered in an archaeological excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David, within the Jerusalem Walls National Park. The coin is a small-denomination quarter-drachma made of pure gold (99.3%), dated […]

Rare gold coin of Queen Berenice II unearthed in Jerusalem

Dating to 246-221 BCE, it is the first of its kind found outside Egypt, offering new insight into Jerusalem’s revival under Ptolemaic rule

Rare gold coin minted for Egyptian Queen unearthed in Jerusalem

The discovery sheds new light on the development of the ancient city even after the destruction of the first Jewish Temple in 586 BCE.The post Rare gold coin minted for Egyptian Queen unearthed in Jerusalem appeared first on JNS.org.

Rare gold coin of Queen Berenice II unearthed in Jerusalem’s City of David

A tiny, but extremely rare, gold coin dating back more than 2,200 years has been unearthed during an excavation within Jerusalem’s City of David National Park at the Givati Parking Lot. This is the first time that this type of coin has been found in a controlled archaeological context. The quarter-drachma coin, made of nearly […]

Jerusalem dig strikes gold with 2,200-year-old coin

A gold coin dating back about 2,200 years has been uncovered just outside the walled Old City of Jerusalem, shedding new light on the development of the city after the destruction of the first ancient Jewish Temple, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The small denomination quarter-drachma, made of pure gold (99.3%), and dated to 246–241 BCE, was minted for Queen Berenice II during the reign of her husband, Ptolemy III, the …