The silver shekel, valued at $1 million, dates to A.D. 69
The silver shekel, valued at $1 million, dates to A.D. 69
Sam TabachnikSeptember 12, 2022 at 5:39 p.m.
![A Year Four Quarter Shekel seized in 2017 by federal authorities from an auction in Denver. (Provided by Homeland Security Investigations) A Year Four Quarter Shekel seized in 2017 by federal authorities from an auction in Denver](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e1ccf55-e953-44c0-b01c-2aabffcfaa1f_620x300.jpeg)
One night two decades ago, in a valley outside Jerusalem, a group of looters dug up a startling piece of ancient Jew…