Posted on 08/27/2017 6:33:36 AM PDT by beaversmom
8-year-old Israeli girl found a rare coin from the Second Temple period.
The half-shekel coin dates from a time when it was used to pay a yearly Temple tax, archaeologist Zachi Dvira told The Times of Israel. The custom is prescribed in the Torah (Exodus 30:11-16).
Hallel Halevy discovered the coin in May when she was picking up her sister from kindergarten in the Halamish settlement in the West Bank, The Times of Israel reported. On Wednesday, she gave the coin to the archaeological department of the Israeli body that coordinates government activities in the West Bank, as required by law.
After Halevy told her father about the find, he contacted a local professor, Zohar Amar of Bar-Ilan University. Amar conducted some research and was able to identify the find as a half-shekel coin that he believes was made in 66-70 C.E.
“These half-shekel coins were used to pay the Temple tax during the Great Revolt, replacing the Tyrian shekel used previously,” Dvira said, referring to the currency approved by the Romans before their temporary overthrow by the Jewish Zealots. “It appears that these half-shekel coins were minted by the Temple authorities on the Temple Mount itself.
Halevy said she was thrilled to have found the ancient coin.
“I felt that ‘wow!’ It was written on it ‘Jerusalem the Holy City.’ That’s really exciting,” she said, according to The Times of Israel.
Lucky kid. I once found an 1898 indian head penny, but this girls find beats that by a couple thousand years.
I read elsewhere that the authorities took the coin and gave her a certificate of appreciation for finding it. She didn’t even get a t-shirt, let alone a decent fraction of what the coin is worth.
What the hell does CE mean?
Good news bump.
Common Era, I believe.
It’s what atheists use to remove God from society. A.D. of course is Anno Domini which is Latin for “in the year of our lord.”
Time to reverse that asinine decision.
Agreed.
Here’s a suggestion. Everytime you date something, adde AD to the year. I’m going to start doing it....even on my checks.
And get rid of that “changing of the clocks” fiasco.
i always say it means Christian Era... drives the left nuts
That would be awesome.
:)
That’s what governments do - take and give nothing of value in return
See if you can get rid of the metric system while you are at it.
I just continue to use BC and AD which drives them even madder.
Everytime you date something, adde AD to the year.The proper way to do that is before the date, not after, and it should be used only for stand-alone years, such as A.D. 2017. God bless.
Things like.......walk a mile in my shoes...and other quips.
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