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ROME – Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats Thursday to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, sel ...

The Israel Antiquities Authority says it's discovered remnants of two shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast, replete with a sunken trove of hundreds of silver and bronze coins and Roman and medieval artifacts.

JERUSALEM — The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday the discovery of remnants of two shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast, replete with a sunken trove of hundreds of Roman and medieval

The findings include hundreds of Roman silver and bronze coins dating to the mid-third century.

JERUSALEM -- The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday the discovery of remnants of two shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast, replete with a sunken trove of hundreds Roman and medieval silver coins.

They were found during an underwater survey conducted by the IAA’s Marine Archaeology Unit in the past two months.

Archaeologists discovered two ancient shipwrecks off the Mediterranean cost filled with ancient coins from 2,000 years ago.

The 'Good Shepherd' is one of the earliest Christian symbols. The ring was found in a Roman shipwreck along with silver coins and other artifacts.

Robert Kool, head of the authority’s coin department, called the item “exceptional.”

Two ships that ran aground in the Roman and Mamluk periods have been discovered off the coast of Ceasarea, yielding a trove of antiquities.