Kiryat Sefer Coins, 3rd-2nd century BCE by hadassah | May 14, 2008 | Persian Period Kiryat Sefer Coins Hoard of coins from Kiryat Sefer shows that the village had been founded in the Hellenistic period (3rd-2nd centuries BCE). Geva, Hillel. Archeological Sites in Israel. Jerusalem- Israel Information Center, 2003.