Rare Roman-era Jewish coin returned two decades after stolen and smuggled out Israel The coin dates to the fourth year of the Great Jewish Revolt which spanned 66–73 A.D. An extremely rare quarter-shekel silver coin, minted by Jewish rebels 2000 years ago, returned to the State of Israel in an official ceremony at the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday. In 2002, Arabs stole the coin from the Elah Valley – where the Bible describes the Israelites encamping during the battle of David and Goliath – and smuggled it out of Israel. The coin dates to the fourth year of...