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Roman Jews do not consider the Jewish catacombs in their city as archaeological sites; to them, these are the graves of their ancestors, which they regard with great reverence ....
Ancient Coins Tell the Story of the Jewish People From the Roman conquest of Judea to the rebirth of Israel. A couple of months ago I started reading James Michener’s The Source for a third time. This time, the archaeological dig at the “tell of Makor” awakened in me my old love of coins and I began to think about what it would be like to actually hold an ancient Jewish coin in my hand. I discovered that Jewish coins of antiquity were more accessible and less expensive than I had anticipated. So I started collecting. My collection is small but growing. I have in my possession three ancient Jewish coins: one from the First Jewish Revolt against Rome; one from the Bar Kochba Rebellion; and a widow’s mite (coined by the Hasmonean dynasty). When I hold these coins I feel a connection to the Jews of the past. ....