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Resources => Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help => Topic started by: Canaan on October 09, 2019, 11:40:24 am

Title: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: Canaan on October 09, 2019, 11:40:24 am

Dear board:
Please help me identifying this coin from Caesarea about 20mm with a wierd countermark on reverse.

Title: Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: v-drome on October 09, 2019, 01:25:46 pm

Hi, Canaan.  Maybe this?:

https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=356426

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4859361

Title: Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: Canaan on October 09, 2019, 01:41:04 pm

Thanks Jimi, yes i think it the one, i just was wondering if Elagabalus or Severus Alexander, have you ever seen this countermark on Caesarea coins before?

Title: Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: v-drome on October 09, 2019, 02:50:59 pm

I have not seen this on coins of Caesarea, but a different style countermark A is found on coins of Elagabalus from Neapolis.  If the reverse inscription reads METROPOLIS then I think it would have to be Severus, but I can not be certain from the photograph.

Title: Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: okidoki on October 09, 2019, 03:14:45 pm

 ;D

Title: Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: a on October 09, 2019, 03:57:15 pm

I have similar coin with the same countermark. On my coin it looks more like V rather than A, but I think that it is the same one.

Regards,
Explorer

Title: Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: Canaan on October 09, 2019, 03:59:47 pm

Thanks Jimi again
Eric it is a possible theory
@Explorer: can you share your coin please?

Title: Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: a on October 09, 2019, 04:23:14 pm

This one is mine.

Title: Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
Post by: Canaan on October 09, 2019, 04:32:08 pm

Yes indeed, it looks very similar, what was your identification?