Five ancient coins – believed to be among the first ever minted by Jews – have been found by a special project that is sifting through thousands of tons of dirt removed from Jerusalem’s Temple Mount by Muslims. According Breaking Israel News, five coins were found. Three were in pristine condition and two showed signs of wear.
They have the letters “YHD,” or Yehud, which, the report said, is the Aramaic name for the biblical kingdom of Judea. They date to about the end of the fourth century B.C. They were found, the report said, “as part of the Temple Mount Sifting Project, an archaeological initiative started in order to sift thousands of tons of dirt illegally excavated and dumped in the Kidron Valley by the Islamic Waqf in 1999.” READ MORE
