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    Excavators find rare, ancient gold coins in Jerusalem's Old City

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    Excavators find rare, ancient gold coins in Jerusalem's Old City

    IAA said coins were unearthed during excavation work near the Western Wall

    Published:  November 09, 2020 18:05 AFP  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor
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    Jerusalem: Israeli archeologists have discovered four pure gold coins in Jerusalem's Old City that were minted more than 1,000 years ago, a rare find from an era of political upheaval in the region. Image Credit: AFP
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    The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said the coins were unearthed during excavation work near the Western Wall, which is the holiest site where Jews can pray. Image Credit: AFP
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    The coins, contained in a small jug, "were in excellent preservation and were immediately identifiable even without cleaning," IAA specialist Robert Kool said in a statement. Image Credit: AFP
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    The coins date from the 940s to the 970s, "a time of radical political change," in Jerusalem and the surrounding region, Kool added. Image Credit: AFP
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    During that period, the ruling Abbasid caliphate, which was headquartered in Baghdad, lost control of Jerusalem to its rival, the Fatimid dynasty of North Africa, which fell in the 12th Century. Image Credit: AFP
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    "This is the first time in fifty years that a gold cache from the Fatimid period has been discovered in Jerusalem's Old City," Kool said. Image Credit: AFP
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    Israeli excavators last uncovered gold from the Fatimid period shortly after the 1967 Six-Day War, which saw Israel seize control of east Jerusalem from Jordan, before annexing it. Image Credit: AFP
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