Rare Coin Unveils Evidence Of Second Temple Destruction In Jerusalem

Senior archaeologist Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah gives a tour of parts of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building, considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, being unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem, July, 8, 2021. - Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUNAND/GETTY IMAGES

Tangible evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple and the devastating events that unfolded in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago has come to light with the discovery of a rare coin in Jerusalem’s City of David National Park.

The City of David Foundation announced the find on Thursday as Jews marked Tisha B’Av, a somber fast day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples, which both occurred on the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av.