March 26, 2018 -- Rare bronze Jewish coins from the First Jewish Revolt found near south wall of Temple Mount.

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: A hoard of rare bronze Jewish Revolt coins has been discovered at the recently renewed Ophel excavations. The trove of dozens of bronze coins minted during the last years of the ill-fated four-year rebellion of the Jews against Roman rule was uncovered in a cave just south of the Temple Mount by Hebrew University archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar.

At the Ophel archaeological dig outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, a hoard of rare bronze coins from the Jewish Revolt were recently discovered, dating to circa 66-70CE. (Eilat Mazar)