A 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins has been discovered at an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley. The coins date to the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (circa 103 to 76 B.C.), who was both a ...

The discovery, which was announced by the University of Haifa on Dec. 30, was made during an excavation in the Jordan Valley. Coincidentally, archaeologists found the coins during Hanukkah.

Approximately 160 coins minted around 80 B.C. were discovered stashed in the walls of a building in the Jordan Valley. The ancient coins include inscriptions that tie to Alexander Jannaeus ...

Archaeologists from the University of Haifa uncovered a 2,000-year-old stash of extremely rare coins while excavating a site in Israel’s Jordan Valley, Ancient Origins reported. Researchers ...

A coin hoard dating back about 2,100 years, during the time of the Jewish Hasmonean kings, has been discovered at a site in the Jordan Valley. A 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins has been ...