Artifact minted more than 1,850 years ago is found - Coin depicting 'villain' who persecuted Jews in the Hanukkah story is discovered!

 Coin depicting 'villain' who persecuted Jews in the Hanukkah story is FOUND: Artifact minted more than 1,850 years is among other pieces stolen from a sacred site in Israel

• A coin depicting the ancient Greek king Antiochus IV has been found in Israel 
• The piece was among a trove of artifacts found in a man's home who has been charged with the looting of an archaeological site 
• However, this is the first time the coin has been since in more than 1,850 years
• The king is a 'villain' in the Hanukkah story because he persecuted the Jews
  
  
  

• A coin depicting the ancient Greek king Antiochus IV, a villain in the Jewish Hanukkah story, has been discovered among a trove of artifacts stolen from a sacred site in Israel.

  The piece, minted between 169 and 164 BC, commemorates the ancient king's victories in Egypt. However, Antiochus is more well-known for persecuting Jews and defiling their Temple in Jerusalem more than 1,850 years ago.

  While the coin's discovery is exciting and happened just weeks before the first day of Hanukkah, officials are concerned about the man who broke the law - he looted several other coins and ancient artifacts from a protected area of Kiryat Shmona.

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