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Archaeologists discover 'one of the largest hoards' of Byzantine-era coins found in Israel during Galilee dig

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Coin hoard sheds light on end of Byzantine period, Sassanid invasion

The hoard of gold and jewelry
The hoard of gold and jewelry | Michael Eisenberg/University of Haifa

Archaeologists from the University of Haifa announced the discovery of a rare cache of Byzantine-era gold coins during excavations in the ancient city of Hippos (Sussita), near the Sea of Galilee.

The excavations at Sussita have been going on for 26 years, under the direction of Michael Eisenberg and Arleta Kowalewska of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology and the Department of Archaeology at the University of Haifa.

The large hoard of gold coins was accompanied by articles of gold jewelry, semi-precious stones, pearls and glass. The archaeologists even found evidence of a coin purse, which likely held the coins in the past in order to protect them.

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