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June 9, 2016

Coins Found from the Time of the Maccabean Revolt

In the Maccabees’ hometown.

Israeli archaeologists recently discovered a trove of silver coins dating from the time of the Jewish revolt against Syrian-Greek rule. They were discovered in the town of Modi’in, which was the hometown of the Hasmonean dynasty that led the uprising. Sue Surkes writes:

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