January
23
/ 2025
A huge collection of 364 gold and silver coins, dating to the 14th and 15th centuries, has been discovered at the site of an ancient village in Galilee in Israel. This medieval treasure was unearthed near a collapsed wall in the vicinity of a long-abandoned synagogue at Huqoq. Given the ancient settlement's presumed modest standing, the coin collection is surprisingly valuable. “We do not know who the coins belonged to or why they were left there, but what we do know is we are looking at an incredible amount of wealth in a seemingly small rural village,” said excavation leader Jodi Magness, an archaeologist from the University of North Carolina, in an interview with the Times of Israel. “This allows
