The coins bear the images of emperors Constantius II and Constans I, dating them to the era of the lesser-known Gallus Revolt (351-352 C.E.), the last Jewish rebellion against Roman rule.
A rare hoard of coins from the time of the last Jewish rebellion under Roman rule more than 1,600 years ago has been discovered in the Galilee, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday.
The 22 copper coins, which have been dated to the 4th century C.E., were found last year in a small crevice deep in an underground complex beneath the ruins of the Lower Galilee settlement of Hukok, the state-run archaeological body said.
“It seems that the people stashing this hoard carefully planned its hiding place, hoping to return to it when the threatening troubles were over,” said researchers Uri Berger from the Israel Antiquities Authority and professor Yinon Shivtiel of Zefat Academic College.