Description: An Israeli coin dated to between 100 BCE and 130 CE contains the Hebrew word sh'ma meaning to hear and is a common "motto" in ancient Israel.

Era: Middle Semitic Script

Image Credit: Unknown

Date of Inscription: 100 BCE - 130 CE

Location of Discovery: Tel Bereket, Israel (between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv)

Date of Discovery: 2004

Current Location: ?

Language: Hebrew

Writing Surface: Copper Coin

Transliteration: Sh'ma

Translation: Hear

Comments: The first word of Deuteronomy 6:4 - "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one."