A rare silver coin — valued at $1 million — that was looted from an archeological site in Israel has been returned to the country, Manhattan prosecutors said this week. The quarter shekel was minted ...

A coin dating back to a Jewish rebellion against Roman rule almost 2,000 years ago has been returned by the US to Israel following a joint smuggling investigation. Minted in AD 69, the “exceedingly ...

In 66 C.E., Jews living under Roman rule were forbidden from issuing silver coins. That didn’t stop them: Minting silver shekel coins became a bold assertion of independence against the oppressive ...

Two-shekel coin unveiled. The coin will revive the double cornucopia motif - a symbol of abundance - common to the coins of the High Priest monarchs of the Maccabean dynasty, King Herod the Great and ...

Jerusalem Post / Business / Business News Two-shekel coin to be issued by year's end The two-shekel coin is silver coated, has a diameter of 2.16 cm., is 2.3mm. thick and weighs 5.7 gms. two shekel ...

A rare half-shekel coin minted around 2,000 years ago was discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem, researchers said. Photo from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Recent excavations in Jerusalem ...