Israel Finds Rare 2,200-year-old Gold Coin
ERUSALEM – Archaeologists say they have the heaviest and most valuable gold coins ever found discovered in Israel.
The 2200-year-old coin weighs one ounce (28 grams) and is available on the website Tel Kedesh near the Lebanese border on June 22, according to Wednesday’s statement from the Antiquities Authority.
He said this coin six times the weight of most others of that time.