One side of the coin bears the face of the Roman emperor, while the reverse features the Syrian Moon god.
The coin also reads: “Of the people of Geva Phillipi,” and is marked with the civic year 217, dating it to 158 or 159 AD.
According to Dr Avner Ecker, a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, it was common practice for cities in the Roman period to mint their own coins.
He said: “The coin discovered is one of the municipal coins minted in the city of Geva Philippi, also known as Geva Parashim.
“In the Roman period, cities (poleis) were granted the right to mint their own coins.
source: express.co.uk