Rare coin from the Bar Kochba Revolt discovered in Judean Desert

Since 2017, a team of archaeologists from the IAA’s Prevention of Archaeological Theft unit has been systematically surveying the Judean Desert to reach valuable finds before the antiquity looters.

The rare coin. A date palm is engraved, with the inscription “Eleazar the Priest” inscribed in ancient Hebrew script.

The rare coin. A date palm is engraved, with the inscription “Eleazar the Priest” inscribed in ancient Hebrew script.

(photo credit: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority)

ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

MARCH 4, 2024 10:17