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A coin minted by Jewish rebels just before the destruction of the Second Temple – an event Jesus predicted in the Gospels – has been unearthed in Jerusalem.

The 2,000-year-old artifact was found at the Jerusalem Archaeological Park, located in the Old City and just a stone's throw away from the Temple Mount.

The discovery was announced by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) on July 31, just days before Tisha B’Av – the Jewish day of mourning that marks the Romans' destruction of the Temple, near where the coin was found.

ANCIENT ROMAN COIN TREASURE FINALLY REVEALED TO PUBLIC AFTER BEING HIDDEN FOR CENTURIES

"The obverse side of the coin carries the inscription in ancient Hebrew script: ‘For the Redemption of Zion’ –

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