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Stolen pre-Hasmonean coin found in northern Israel home

Antiquities Authority inspectors uncover a massive collection of artifacts at suspect’s home after he had been spotted scouring archeological site with metal detector

Ynet reports that an ancient Seleucid coin minted just before the Hasmonean dynasty's takeover of Judea was found on Tuesday in a Kiryat Shmona home in northern Israel.

A suspect, 33, was arrested after Border Police officers spotted him scouring an archeological site in Manasseh Hills with a metal detector.

Source - Ynet/Twitter - Image -  Israel Antiquities Authority

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CaptJinx Marine 15:03 23.11.2022
He is worse than a terrorist he wants to erase and profit from history.
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