Imagine if this stash was collecting compound interest over all these years.
Silver Shekel Stash: 2,000-Year-old Coins Uncovered in Israel
By Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer | June 8, 2016 10:35am ET
A coin showing an image of King Antiochus VII was one of 16 coins recently excavated in Modi'in, Israel.
Credit: Clara Amit
A hidden hoard of silver coins buried more than 2,000 years ago was recently discovered tucked inside a rock crevice, during an excavation in Modi'in, Israel, southeast of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) described the cache
of 16 coins in a statement released yesterday (June 7), dating them to 126 B.C. The site where the coins were found is thought to be an ancient agricultural estate that belonged to a Jewish family.
Called shekels and half-shekels, the coins in the remarkable collection appeared to have been deliberately selected, with each of the nine consecutive years between 135 B.C. and 126 B.C. represented by one or two coins, Donald Tzvi Ariel, head of the Coin Department at the IAA, said in the statement. [Cache of Ancient Silver Coins Found in Israel (Photos)]
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Silver Shekel Stash: 2,000-Year-old Coins Uncovered in Israel
Silver Shekel Stash: 2,000-Year-old Coins Uncovered in Israel
By Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer | June 8, 2016 10:35am ET
A coin showing an image of King Antiochus VII was one of 16 coins recently excavated in Modi'in, Israel.
Credit: Clara Amit
A hidden hoard of silver coins buried more than 2,000 years ago was recently discovered tucked inside a rock crevice, during an excavation in Modi'in, Israel, southeast of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) described the cache
of 16 coins in a statement released yesterday (June 7), dating them to 126 B.C. The site where the coins were found is thought to be an ancient agricultural estate that belonged to a Jewish family.Called shekels and half-shekels, the coins in the remarkable collection appeared to have been deliberately selected, with each of the nine consecutive years between 135 B.C. and 126 B.C. represented by one or two coins, Donald Tzvi Ariel, head of the Coin Department at the IAA, said in the statement. [Cache of Ancient Silver Coins Found in Israel (Photos)]
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Silver Shekel Stash: 2,000-Year-old Coins Uncovered in Israel
