1st century gold coin found in Jerusalem

A rare 56-57 CE gold coin, bearing the image of Roman Emperor Nero, was found by archeologists from University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Mount Zion, Jerusalem. It was found in ancient rubble outside the ruins of the first-century Jewish villas that the team were excavating.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Archeologists-find-1st-century-gold-coin-with-Neros-image-in-Jerusalem-467768

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