Rare 2,500-Year-Old Cypriot Coin Found on Israeli Beach Reveals Ancient Mediterranean Trade

Exceptionally rare Persian-era coin discovered in Ashdod is the first of its kind documented in Israelby Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau ChiefASHDOD, Israel (Worthy News) – A municipal beach worker searching Israel’s Mediterranean coastline for items lost by swimmers discovered something far older than expected: an exceptionally rare 2,500-year-old coin minted in ancient Cyprus.Avi Chaprak, deputy director of Ashdod’s Beaches Department, found the coin roughly one month ag