📜 Ancient Gold Coin Discovery in Jerusalem Sheds Light on History

Archaeologists uncovered a tiny 2,220‑year‑old solid gold coin near the City of David in Jerusalem — one of only about 20 known coins of its type in the world and the first found outside Egypt.

🔎 The coin, minted around 246–241 BCE in Alexandria, depicts Queen Berenice II on one side and a cornucopia of abundance on the other, with a Greek inscription identifying her name.

The find suggests Jerusalem was more connected and prosperous during the Hellenistic period than previously thought, challenging old assumptions that the city was poor and isolated after historical sieges.

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