Jerusalem, Israel. 14th March, 2016. Dr. DONALD ARIEL, Head Curator of the Coin Department at the Israel Antiquities Authority, holds a rare gold coin bearing the image of Emperor Augustus. Minted in Rome in 107 CE the coin was part of a series minted by Emperor Trajan as a tribute to Roman emperors that preceded him. The coin, discovered by a hiker in Israel’s North, is an identical twin to a coin owned by the British Museum and until now believed to be the only one of its kind known in the world. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News

Jerusalem, Israel. 14th March, 2016. Dr. DONALD ARIEL, Head Curator of the Coin Department at the Israel Antiquities Authority, holds a rare gold coin bearing the image of Emperor Augustus. Minted in Rome in 107 CE the coin was part of a series minted by Emperor Trajan as a tribute to Roman emperors that preceded him. The coin, discovered by a hiker in Israel’s North, is an identical twin to a coin owned by the British Museum and until now believed to be the only one of its kind known in the world. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

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