Archaeologists have uncovered a hoard of silver and bronze coins dating from the 4th century CE buried in the foundations of an ancient, destroyed Jewish public building in the central Israel city of Lod, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Sunday.

The 94 coins were probably buried for safekeeping during the events of the Gallus Revolt (351-354 CE), a lesser-known Jewish uprising against Roman rule in the land of Israel, but the building was destroyed and the coins were never recovered, the IAA said.

The Gallus Revolt was named by historians after the Roman Emperor Constantius Gallus (326-354), who at the time was presiding over a fractured, weakened empire, but specifics about the events explained IAA archaeologist Mor Viezel, co-director of the Lod excavations, to The Times of Israel.

Viezel said.

Although the building was destroyed, archaeologists found along with including one the IAA said. The building could have been used as The archaeologists actually discovered of coins in the excavation, but the specific hoard of 94 coins, found together, was dated from the time of the Gallus Revolt or just before, and a significant number of them Viezel said, indicated that they were newly minted and then set aside.

The archaeologists actually discovered of coins in the excavation, but the specific hoard of 94 coins, found together, was dated from the time of the Gallus Revolt or just before, and a significant number of them Viezel said, indicated that they were newly minted and then set aside.

Viezel said.

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