Cache of 44 Byzantine-era solid gold coins uncovered in Israeli nature reserve
The coins are thought to have been buried around the time of the Muslim Conquest of the Levantine Byzantine Empire in 635 AD.
A cache of 44 solid gold coins from the Byzantine-era was discovered in Banias Nature Reserve, October 3, 2022(photo credit: DAFNA GAZIT/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY)Updated: