Rare hoard of 160 coins belonging to Hasmonean king discovered in Jordan Valley The coins, which belonged to King Alexander Jannaeus, a fascinating find that coincides with the festival of lights ...

A 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins has been discovered at an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley. The coins date to the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (circa 103 to 76 B.C.), who was both a ...

Archaeologists found the hoard of about 160 of the coins during ongoing excavations in the Jordan Valley, which runs between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the eastern border of Jordan.

A 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins has been discovered at an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley. The coins date to the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (circa 103 to 76 B.C.), who was both a ...

A coin hoard dating back about 2,100 years, during the time of the Jewish Hasmonean kings, has been discovered at a site in the Jordan Valley. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Archeologists have unearthed a 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins in the Jordan Valley. The coins date back to the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 B.C.), a high priest and king of the ...