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Source: https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/2000-year-old-freedom-to-zion-coins-found-in-binyamin-region-673677

Ancient Coins Found from Jewish Revolt against the Romans

(Jerusalem Post) Rossella Tercatin - Two 2,000-year-old coins dating back to the Jewish revolt against the Romans have been found by Bar-Ilan University archaeologists in Wadi Rashash in the Binyamin region of the West Bank. One coin minted around 67 CE features a vine leaf and the Hebrew inscription Herut Zion (Freedom for Zion). The second coin dates back to the Bar Kochba Revolt (132-135 CE). It bears a palm branch surrounded by a wreath and the inscription LeHerut Yerushalayim (Freedom to Jerusalem) on one side and a musical instrument and the name "Shimon" on the other - the first name of the rebellion's leader Bar Kochba.

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