Israel discovers 1,850-year-old Roman coin with moon goddess design
STORY: Israel discovers 1,850-year-old Roman coin with moon goddess design
DATELINE: July 27, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: CULTURE
SHOTLIST:
1. The entrance of the Israeli Antiquities Authority's lab in Jerusalem
2. A corridor the Israeli Antiquities Authority's (IAA) lab
3. A worker of the IAA looks at a historical coin book
4. A worker of the IAA looks at the old coin
5. IAA maritime archaeology unit director, Yaakov Shavit, holds the old coin
STORYLINE:
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,850-year-old bronze coin bearing the design of ancient Roman moon goddess Luna, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Monday.
The coin was found off the Carmel coast in northern Israel, the IAA noted, adding this is the first time such a coin has been discovered on an Israeli coast.
The well-preserved coin, recovered from the seabed, also shows the zodiac sign of Cancer below the moon goddess design, according to the IAA.
It is part of a series of 13 zodiac coins, of whic
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