Roman Gold Coin Analysis

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In Israel, while a hiker was hiking, the hiker found a rare old Roman gold coin hidden in the grass. The coin was about 2,000 years old with an emperor’s face on it. In the article Hiker finds rare gold coin in Israel, Dr. Danny Syon states “this coin is rare on a global level”. It states in the article “Laurie Rimon discovered coin while hiking in eastern Galilee recently, not far from the biblical site”. Laurie Rimon states “but I hope I will see it displayed in a museum in the near future”. The article states “the coin shows the face of Emperor Augustus, Caesar’s heir and the founder of the Roman Empire”. The emperor Augustus ruled the empire from 27 BC to AD 14, also during the time of Jesus. In the article it states “in AD 107, Emperor

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