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    Posted: 22-Dec-2008 at 22:53
I came across this article, and thought that the Byzantine aficionados might be interested in what they found in Jerusalem.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28354767/

Summed up, an Israeli archaeological expedition unearthed over 250 gold coins bearing the face of the Emperor Heraclius, dating them to at least 640 AD.

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That's pretty awesome - thanks for sharing, Kaysaar! Thumbs Up

Pretty lucky British Tourist...
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That is...awsome! I was living in Istanbul when the huge Byzantine dock was unearthed when they were making another line for the underground underneath the bosphorus. It must be hell for workmen working in cities like Jersualem and others though...imagine the kind of stuff that they come up with even in a routine job!
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Hoards are usually dating in periods of crisis and danger. I mean in cases of a siege or a possible pillage,when one wealthy citizen of the city hides his money underground to save them.
In this case I suppose that happened in 637 when Arabs sieged and captured Jerusalem and the unfortunate rich man that owned that thesaurus either was killed or never returned to his home...
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You can watch a video report of this story here: http://medievalnews.blogspot.com/2008/12/byzantine-gold-coins-discovered-in.html 
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