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'Extremely rare' 2,500-year-old broken silver coin unearthed near Jerusalem (www.livescience.com)
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A broken 2,500-year-old silver coin unearthed near Jerusalem is rare evidence that early currency was used in ancient Judea, according to archaeologists.

It's one of only a handful of coins of this age โ€” made in the sixth or fifth century B.C., when Judea was under the control of the Achaemenid Persians โ€” that establish their very early use in the Holy Land.

This coin, however, was deliberately cut in two, probably so each half could be valued for its weight in silver.

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