Crusader coins

Proof in the Silver: Vikings Were Traders, Not Just Raiders

Islamic coins and Anglo-Saxon bullion found together in the Bedale hoard prove the existence of a global economy long before globalization.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustration: Viking helmet and axe.
Some of the coins seized from an illegal antiquities dealer in Modi'in.

How did this man get rich by collecting coins?

A man in India collected over 1,200 coins in 45 years - and sold his collection for a quarter of a million dollars.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
Montfort Castle

Montfort the strong mountain

Montfort is a large complex, most of which is in ruins, but there are a few parts that remain intact.

|ByITSIK MAROM
Hoisting the pennant

Bringing the Crusader period to life

A new initiative to recreate Crusader life amid the ruins hopes to attract massive tourism to Acre.

|ByORIT ARFA

Buried treasure

A British historian claims that the looted artifacts from the Second Temple, commonly believed to be in Rome, are back in the Holy Land.

OCTOBER 11, 2006ByGIL ZOHAR
old gold coin 88