Gold Coins From Christian Knights Found

[XizangMember]

Gold coins from time of Crusades found in Israeli ruins

Published July 10, 2012

FoxNews.com

Israeli archaeologists have found buried treasure: more than 100 gold dinal coins from the time of the Crusades, bearing the names and legends of local sultans, blessings and more — and worth as much as $500,000.

“All in all, we found some 108 dinals and quarter dinals, which makes it one of the largest gold coin hauls discovered in a medieval site in the land of Israel,” Prof. Oren Tal, chairman of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Archaeology, told FoxNews.com.

The Christian order of the Knights Hospitaller had taken up residence in the castle in Apollonia; it was one of their most important fortresses in the area. The hoard of coins was buried on the eve of the site’s downfall after a long siege by a large and well-prepared Muslim army.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/10/gold-coins-from-time-crusades-found-in-israeli-ruins/?intcmp=features#ixzz20F8WqDPa 

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/10/gold-coins-from-time-crusades-found-in-israeli-ruins/?intcmp=features#ixzz20F8O0rZ5

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/10/gold-coins-from-time-crusades-found-in-israeli-ruins/?intcmp=features#ixzz20F6dPPWY

Hold it!   Shouldn’t a Christian organization have the rights to the coins?   After all, when a shipwreck is found with treasure on board, the nation she belonged to or the insurance company that insured her always claims legal rights of ownership.   And Jews who fled Nazi Germany and left valuable artworks behind are said to have the legal right to having their property back.   So what’s different here?

[Author]

Posts