Hoard of gold coins and a gold earring discovered in Caesarea. The earring was found inside a small bronze utensil which was hidden inside a well.
During unearthings and protection exercises in Caesarea directed by the Israeli Antiquities Authority in 2018, a fortune was found in Caesarea.
The find contains a mix of coins that were first found in Israel - 18 Fatimid dinars, notable from past unearthings in Caesarea, where the standard neighborhood money was at that point, and a little and very uncommon gathering of six Byzantine supreme gold coins. Five of the coins are inward and have a place with the rule of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VII Ducasse (1071–1079), clarifies Dr. Robert Kuhl, a coin master at the Israeli Antiquities Authority.
As per the heads of the removal Dr Peter Gendelman and Mohammed Hatar of the Israeli Antiquities Authority "the coins permit to connect the fortune to the campaign of the city in 1101, quite possibly the most emotional occasions in the middle age history of the city. As indicated by current composed sources, the majority of the occupants of Caesarea were slaughtered by the multitude of Baldwin I (1100–1118), lord of Jerusalem. It is sensible to accept that the proprietor of the fortune and his family kicked the bucket in the slaughter or were sold into subjection and were in this manner incapable to take their gold. "
At the focal point of the exhuming and preservation work of the lasting Caesaria project stands the amazing façade of the antiquated focal public structure in the city. It was important for a hallowed complex worked by Irod over two centuries prior as an accolade for its Roman supporter - Emperor Augustus - and the goddess Roma. In this space, the newfound fortune was found.
This significant disclosure was made close to the area of two different fortunes from a similar period. The first - a pot comprising of gold and silver gems, was opened during the 60s. The second - an assortment of bronze vessels, was found during the 90s.
The new disclosure underscores that Caesarea has been a clamoring port city since its beginning around 2,000 years prior.
