The first discovery was two ancient silver coins that had been minted during the reign of Alexander the Great, who conquered the Land of Israel at the beginning of the Hellenistic period ...

Kiernan focuses much of his research on ancient currency and antiquities ... despite remaining in their original 80-plus-year-old casing. A few of the silver coins require conservation treatment. The ...

Two metal detectorists stumbled across a cache of coins dating back to Biblical times in a one-of ... which consists of 404 silver and gold coins, in a Jan. 27 press release.