The 2,000-year-old coin features the inscription "Holy Jerusalem" in ancient Hebrew script.

'The discovery of the coin hoard may also shed light on the economy of the city of Banias during the last 40 years of Byzantine rule,' noted Dr. Yoav Lerer of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Among the discoveries were hundreds of silver coins, a gold ring bearing the symbol of 'The Good Shepherd' and a gemstone with the symbol of David's harp.

Leave it to Israel to end the Jewish holiday of Chanukah with an incredible Hasmonean-era discovery!

The coins are 2,000 years old and one of them has the Hebrew inscription 'Freedom of Zion.'

Israeli archaeologists discovered 20 coins dating back two millennia in the Samarian town of Shilo!