In honor of the Lag B’Omer holiday this week, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of a coin from the Bar-Kochba revolt, which was discovered at the foot of the Temple Mount.
On Monday, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) revealed its discovery of a highly rare coin dating back to the Bar-Kochba revolt, an epoch during which Jewish rebles mounted an armed offensive against Roman occupiers in the second century of the Common Era.
The coin was discovered during archaeological excavations and bears the inscription “Year Two of the Freedom of Israel,” with the reverse side showing a palm tree and the inscription “Jerusalem.”
“It is possible that a Roman soldier from the Tenth Legion found the coin during one of the battles across the country and brought it to their camp in Jerusalem as a souvenir,” explained the IAA.
为了纪念本周的Lag B’Omer节日，以色列文物管理局宣布在圣殿山脚下发现了一枚来自Bar Kochba起义的硬币。
周一，以色列文物管理局（IAA）公布了它发现的一种极为罕见的硬币，可以追溯到巴尔科赫巴起义（Bar Kochba revolt），在这个时期，犹太人在共同时代的第二个世纪对罗马占领者发动了武装进攻。
这枚硬币是在考古发掘中发现的，上面刻有“以色列自由第二年”的字样，背面是一棵棕榈树和“耶路撒冷”的字样
IAA解释说：“有可能是第十军团的一名罗马士兵在全国范围内的一次战斗中发现了这枚硬币，并把它带到耶路撒冷的营地作为纪念品。”。