expat Posted July 15 · Supporter Share Posted July 15 Arrived today. The Wiki piece about Herod I gifting this area to the Romans etc. made fascinating reading. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Maritima Domitian, AD 83., AE23 of Caesaria Maritima, Judea. 10.88 gr. 23mm IMP DOMITIANVS CAES AVG GERMANICVS, laureate head left / No legend, Minerva standing left, holding shield and spear, placing helmet on trophy consisting of cuirass, two shields and spears, two crossed greaves at bottom. Hendin 1455, Meshorer TJC 392, RPC II 2305, SNG ANS 492-494. Feel free to show your Flavian provincials 11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor LONGINUS Posted July 16 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 16 (edited) Congratulations on your fine acquisition, @expat ! Edited July 16 by LONGINUS 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted July 16 · Patron Share Posted July 16 Coingratulations on your new acquisition, @expat! I have two coins from this city, both with the same reverse type, though issued nearly a century apart. Faustina II, 147-175 CE. Roman provincial Æ 20.6 mm, 9.69 g, 1 h. Judea, Caesarea Maritima, c. 156-165 CE. Obv: FΛVSTINΛ ΛVGVSTΛ, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: COL PRIMΛ FL ΛVG CΛESΛREΛ, turreted Fortuna standing left, foot on prow, holding small bust and scepter; at feet, right, river god swimming right. Refs: RPC IV.3, 8485.3 (this coin); Rosenberger 37 var. (legend retrogr.); Katman Caesarea 48; Sofaer 43 var. Notes: Tareq Hani Coll. = Savoca Silver 108, 31 Jul. 2021, lot 403. Trebonianus Gallus, 251-253 CE. Roman provincial Æ 22.05 mm, 9.66 g, 7 h. Samaria, Caesarea Maritima, 251-253 CE. Obv: IMP C C VIB GALLVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust, right, seen from front. Rev: COL P F AVG F C CAES METR P, Fortuna standing left, parazonium at waist, foot on uncertain object (prow or rock?), holding human bust and long scepter; at her feet, right, swimming river god. Refs: RPC IX, 2122; BMC 27.39,204-206; Lindgren III, 1501; Kadman 198; Rosenberger II, 162; SNG ANS 850; SNG Cop 13. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted July 16 · Member Share Posted July 16 The coins of Caesarea Maritima are highly prized & can be very expensive. I feel fortunate to have 3 in my collection. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted July 16 · Member Share Posted July 16 (edited) A silver Didrachm of Hadrian from a different city also named Caesaraea, located in Cappadocia: Edited July 16 by MrMonkeySwag96 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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