Coins

'Grandpa, look what we found': Huckabee family uncovers ancient coins in West Bank caves

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and his family uncovered ancient coins and jar fragments dating to the Bar-Kochba Revolt during a tour near Na’ale in the Mateh Binyamin region.

JANUARY 6, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

US ambassador Mike Huckabee's family after finding coins in a Mateh Binyamin Regional Council cave, January 5, 2026.

The Jewish immigrant who shaped America’s most famous coin - opinion

Discover Victor Brenner, the Jewish artist who designed the Lincoln penny and left a hidden mark on Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital.

JANUARY 3, 2026|ByBARBARA SOFER

Ancient Celtic gold coins found in Switzerland.

Archaeologists find Switzerland’s oldest gold coins dating back 2,200 years

Two rare Celtic gold coins dating to the 3rd Century BCE were uncovered near Arisdorf, marking the oldest gold coins ever found in Switzerland, shedding light on ancient trade and ritual practices.

DECEMBER 23, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A jug holding a vast number of Roman coins was found during an excavation at a French village.

Ancient piggy bank: Excavation in France reveals 40,000 Roman coins from 1,700 years ago

The experts who analysed the coins believe, based on the dates on the coins, that the discovery unburied a treasure which was buried between A.D. 280 and 310.

DECEMBER 8, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ancient Roman silver treasure of 450 coins found near Borsum

The hoard ranks among the three biggest finds in Lower Saxony and could shed light on first century AD life and trade.

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ancient meeting ground: New insights from Czech Celtic coin discovery

The collection holds gold and silver coins, earrings, bracelet fragments, and ingots, suggesting the site may have served as a center for trade and possibly coin minting.

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A gold coin from the La Tène period of Celtic culture in Central Europe, about 2,000 years ago.

US unveils draft design for $1 Trump coin to mark 250th independence celebrations

The front of the potential design showed Trump in profile with the word "liberty" above him and "1776-2026" below.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByREUTERS

Ryoshi’s next act: Omikami and RyuJin signal the great crypto migration

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByDAVID RABINOWICZ

Gold hoard unearthed in Galilee offers glimpse of Byzantine politics, wealth

Archaeologists found 97 gold coins and jewelry in Susita, revealing life during the Sassanid invasions.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

The obverse of a gold coin showing the portrait of Emperor Heraclius (610–613 CE).

Galilee cave yields 4th-century coin hoard tied to Jewish resistance under Rome

The coins were unearthed in Hukok, an ancient Jewish settlement near the Sea of Galilee associated with Jewish resistance under Roman rule.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByPESACH BENSON

Copper coins dating back more than 1,600, discovered in northern Israel.

The new trend: Ancient coin pendants are back in fashion and we have a crush

Pandora’s new collection features coin pendants with Latin inscriptions. The trend is catching on fast. Find out what makes it special, how to wear it, and where to buy. Prices start at NIS 119.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025BySHOVAL AZOR/MAARIV ONLINE