This pavilion has one of Israel’s largest and most important coin collections. Founded in 1962, it has coins from 6th Century BC until modern era. There is an excellent collection of coins from the Greek (5th-4th Century BC), the Second Jerusalem Temple and the New Testament periods (1st Cent BC to 1st Century AD). The section for biblical weights gives you a good idea of how biblical measures and weights looked like. For more information see:
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