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Coins Hidden In Desert Cave May Be Earliest Archaeological Evidence Of Maccabean RevoltThe silver tetradrachma coins, minted by Ptolemy VI, King of Egypt. The three earliest coins were minted in 176/5 BCE, and the latest coin dated to 171/0 BCE. Image credit: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority

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Coins Hidden In Desert Cave May Be Earliest Archaeological Evidence Of Maccabean RevoltThe silver tetradrachma coins, minted by Ptolemy VI, King of Egypt. The three earliest coins were minted in 176/5 BCE, and the latest coin dated to 171/0 BCE. Image credit: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority
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