Hoard of 1,100-year-old gold coins unearthed in central Israel
27 August 2020 |
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Israel's Antiquities Authority unveils a trove of 425 pure gold coins said to be some 1,100 years old, dating to the Abbasid Caliphate, discovered in what was an industrial area near Rehovot in central Israel.
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