(Times of Israel) Michael Bachner - An Israeli tour guide last week came across a 1,900-year-old coin from the time of the Bar Kochba revolt in the Lachish region, southwest of Jerusalem, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said Monday. The coin, from 133 or 134 CE, has an image of a palm tree with seven branches and two clusters of grapes above the name "Shimon" - Bar Kochba's first name - in ancient Hebrew. Coins of this type were minted during the Bar Kochba revolt, during which Jewish rebels regained some autonomy from Rome.
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