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Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
« 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.
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Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
« Reply #2 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?
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Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
« Reply #3 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.

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Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2019, 03:14:45 pm »
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Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
« Reply #5 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.

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Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2019, 03:59:47 pm »
Thanks Jimi again
Eric it is a possible theory
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Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2019, 04:23:14 pm »
This one is mine.

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Re: Caesarea Maritima Bust right/Eagle
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2019, 04:32:08 pm »
Yes indeed, it looks very similar, what was your identification?
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