A coin depicting the ancient Greek king Antiochus IV, a villain in the Jewish Hanukkah story, has been discovered among a trove of artifacts stolen from a sacred site in Israel.The piece, minted between 169 and 164 BC, commemorates the ancient king's victories in . However, Antiochus is more well-known for persecuting Jews and defiling their Temple in more than 1,850 years ago.While the coin's discovery is exciting and happened just weeks before , officials are concerned about the man who broke the law - he looted several other coins and ancient artifacts from a protected area of Kiryat Shmona.
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