CAESAREA, Israel — Israel on Wednesday unveiled the largest collection of medieval gold coins ever found in the country, accidentally discovered by amateur divers and dating back about a thousand years.
The find was made two weeks ago near the port city of Caesarea and consists of about 2,000 coins, weighing about 13 pounds, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
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Most of the coins, though, appear to have belonged to the Fatimid caliphs Al-Hakim and his son Al-Zahir and been minted later. The Fatimid kingdom ruled Northern Africa beginning in the 10th century.
A version of this article appears in print on February 19, 2015, on page A7 of the New York edition with the headline: Gold Coins, at Bottom of Sea For Millennium, Go on Display. Order Reprints| Today’s Paper|Subscribe