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  • Rare Coin Naming Bar Kochba Leader 'Eleazer the Priest' Found in Judean Desert

    03/04/2024 9:40:16 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 19 replies
    Haaretz ^ | March 4, 2024 | Ruth Schuster
    A rare coin from the time of the Bar Kochba revolt, bearing the name "Eleazer the Priest," has been discovered at the foot of a cliff in the Judean Desert by Israeli archaeologists.The coin bears a date, 132 C.E. – the first year of the Bar Kochba revolt. It apparently rolled out of a cave in the cliff face where Jewish rebels had holed up, hiding from the furious Romans during the rebellion, says Dr. Eitan Klein, deputy head of the Israel Antiquities Authority's anti-theft division, which is trying to beat the legions of looters to ancient treasures in the...