Israel Antiquities Authority today: "Pottery jug containing four 1,000-year-old gold coins unearthed"...
Israel Antiquities Authority’s coin expert, Dr. Robert Kool: “The coins date from a relatively brief period, from the late 940s to the 970s CE..when control over Eretz Israel
Israel Antiquities Authority’s coin expert, Dr. Robert Kool: “The coins date from a relatively brief period, from the late 940s to the 970s CE..when control over Eretz Israel
"...when control over Eretz Israel passed from
the Sunni Abbasid caliphate, whose capital was Baghdad, Iraq, into the hands of its Shiite rivals—the Fatimid dynasty of North Africa, who conquered Egypt"...
the Sunni Abbasid caliphate, whose capital was Baghdad, Iraq, into the hands of its Shiite rivals—the Fatimid dynasty of North Africa, who conquered Egypt"...
"...Syria + Eretz Israel in those years...
"Two gold dinars were minted in Ramla during the rule
of Caliph al-Muti‛ (946–974 CE) + his regional governor, Abu ‛Ali al-Qasim ibn al-Ihshid Unujur (946–961 CE)...
of Caliph al-Muti‛ (946–974 CE) + his regional governor, Abu ‛Ali al-Qasim ibn al-Ihshid Unujur (946–961 CE)...
"The other two gold coins were minted in Cairo
by the Fatimid rulers al-Mu‘izz (953–975 CE) and
his successor, al-‘Aziz (975–996 CE)”...
by the Fatimid rulers al-Mu‘izz (953–975 CE) and
his successor, al-‘Aziz (975–996 CE)”...
Dr. Kool: “This is the first time in fifty years that a
gold cache from the Fatimid period has been discovered
in Jerusalem’s Old City...
gold cache from the Fatimid period has been discovered
in Jerusalem’s Old City...
"...In the large-scale excavations directed by Prof.
Benjamin Mazar after the Six Day War, not far from
the current discovery, five coin and jewelry hoards from this period were uncovered south of the Temple Mount.”
Via email this morning from Israel Antiquities Authority
Benjamin Mazar after the Six Day War, not far from
the current discovery, five coin and jewelry hoards from this period were uncovered south of the Temple Mount.”
Via email this morning from Israel Antiquities Authority
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