A rare and ancient trove of coins and jewellery has been found buried near Temple Mount in Jerusalem dating back to the 7th Century. The haul includes a total of 36 gold coins etched with images of Byzantine emperors and a 10cm medallion etched with a Menorah, Shofar made from a ram's horn, and a Torah scroll. Among the unprecedented find, made by Dr Eilat Mazar of Jerusalem's Hebrew University, was also a 3,000-year-old earthenware jug inscribed with what is believed to be the earliest example of written text ever discovered in the region. Scroll down for video A 10cm medallion etched with a Menorah, Shofar made from a ram's horn and a Torah scroll, (pictured) was found at the same site as the earthenware jug inscribed with the wine label. However, the medallion dates from the 7th Century, unlike the older wine container
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Discovery made in an area called Ophel at the base of Temple Mount
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Excavators discovered 36 gold coins and a Jewish Menorah medallion
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Artefacts are thought to date back to the 7th Century Byzantine period
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A 3,000-year-old jug was also found inscribed with the earliest written text ever discovered in Jerusalem
The Ophel treasure was found by archaeologist Eilat Mazar, pictured, from @placeholder