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Philip I Arabs, 244-249. Dupondius 248, Rome, on the city's 1000th anniversary. Bust / cippus. RIC 162 C. 197 10.14 g. Dark brown patina, rare good Very nice
Ex auction Leu 10, 1974, 319 (hammer price: 1700 CHF).
While Claudius (47) and Antoninus Pius (147) used the founding date of 753 B.C. As a basis, Philippus Arabs assumed the Capitoline era, which began a year later. The boundary stone (cippus terminalis) is used in Roman iconography to mark the beginning and end.paul1888
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UR III CUNEIFORM TABLET FRAGMENT RELATING TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION
LATE 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (82 grams, 67 mm).
A fragment of a pillow-shaped ceramic tablet with neatly impressed columns of cuneiform text, accounting of Ur III food distribution,
representing wages.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Liverani, M., Antico Oriente, Storia, societa' ed economia, Roma, 1988, pp.608-609, fig.111, for type.Quant.Geek
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6 Nero AE AsNERO
AE As
NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, laureate head right / PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT S-C, the Temple of Janus, latticed window to l., garland hung across closed double doors on the right.
RIC 306, Sear5 #1974
On the rare occasions when Rome was not at war with a foreign enemy the doors of the 'Twin Janus' temple were ceremonially closed, an event which Nero commemorated extensively on the coinage of 65-67 A.D. -- David R. Sear, Roman Coins and Their Values, Vol 1
RI0042Sosius
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100a03. ValensAE3. 17mm, 2.27 g. Siscia. AD 364-367. Obv: DN VALEN-S PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM, emperor walking right, holding labarum and dragging a captive behind him. Star over A in right field. Mintmark BSISC.
RIC IX Siscia 5b, type i (b); Sear 19745.lawrence c
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1333 Arse / Saguntum - AE quadrans?c. 200-150 BC
shell
dolphin, crescent above, three dots below
P (A in north-east iberian script)
R&L 153-79; ACIP 1974; SNG BM Spain 1112
2,9g 14,5mm
ex Soler y LlachJ. B.
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14-04 - NERON (54 - 68 D.C.)AE AS 27 x 25 mm 11.2 gr.
Anv: "NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP" - Busto laureado viendo a derecha.
Rev: "PACE P.R. VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVS[IT] - S C" – Templo de los gemelos Jano (Ianus Geminus) mostrando sus puertas dobles cerradas a la derecha y en la pared lateral izquierda una larga ventana enrejada .
Acuñada 4ta. Emisión 65 D.C.
Ceca: Roma
Rareza: C
Referencias: RIC Vol.1 #306 Pag.168 - Sear RCTV Vol.1 #1974 Pag.390 - BMCRE #227 - Cohen Vol.1 #171 Pag.290 - DVM #30 Pag.87 - CBN #400 - Mac Dowall WCN #288mdelvalle
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14-14 - NERON (54 - 68 D.C.)AE AS 27 x 25 mm 11.2 gr.
Anv: "NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP" - Busto laureado viendo a derecha.
Rev: "PACE P.R. VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVS[IT] - S C" – Templo de los gemelos Jano (Ianus Geminus) mostrando sus puertas dobles cerradas a la derecha y en la pared lateral izquierda una larga ventana enrejada .
Acuñada 4ta. Emisión 65 D.C.
Ceca: Roma
Rareza: C
Referencias: RIC Vol.1 #306 Pag.168 - Sear RCTV Vol.1 #1974 Pag.390 - BMCRE #227 - Cohen Vol.1 #171 Pag.290 - DVM #30 Pag.87 - CBN #400 - Mac Dowall WCN #288mdelvalle
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170 - Constantius II - AE2 - RIC VIII Amiens 48AE2
Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right, A behind bust
Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Helmeted soldier left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman; shield at ground to right. Horseman turns to face the soldier, and reaches his left arm up towards him. He is bare headed
Minted in Amiens (//AMB). 353 AD.
Reference:- RIC VIII Amiens 48 (C)
Ex John Casey Collection
22 mm, 5.08g
John was employed at Durham between 1972 and 2000, retiring as Reader in Archaeology. He was a well-known Romanist and numismatics scholar who undertook excavations at the Roman forts of Brecon Gaer (nr Aberyscir) and Segontium (Gwynedd), the Roman town of Venta Silurum (Caerwent), the Roman temple at Lydney (Gloucestershire) and the Greta Bridge vicus in County Durham.
His books included Coins and the Archaeologist (1974, 2nd ed. 1988), The end of Roman Britain (1979), Roman coinage in Britain (1980), Understanding Ancient Coins (1986). He was the author of numerous articles on Roman coinage and hoards, including the finds from Piercebridge.maridvnvm
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1947 GEORGE VI AE PENNYObverse: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP: . Bare head of George VI facing left.
Reverse: ONE PENNY. Britannia seated facing right, right hand resting on shield, left hand holding trident, lighthouse in background to left; 1947 in exergue.
SPINK: 4114
George VI's portrait was designed by Thomas Humphrey Paget (1893 - 1974), this is marked by a small "HP" below the King's neck.*Alex
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1949 GEORGE VI AE PENNYObverse: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF. Bare head of George VI facing left.
Reverse: ONE PENNY. Britannia seated facing right, right hand resting on shield, left hand holding trident, lighthouse in background to left; 1949 in exergue.
SPINK: 4117
George VI's portrait was designed by Thomas Humphrey Paget (1893 - 1974), this is marked by a small "HP" below the King's neck.*Alex
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1974 IONIA, Smyrna Sabina ProwReference.
RPC III, 1974/22; Klose XLV, Serie B, 13-21
Magistrate M. Antonius Polemon (strategos)
Obv. ϹΑΒΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Draped bust of Sabina with double stephane right
Rev. ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ ϹΜΥΡ
Prow, right
4.49 gr
21 mm
12hokidoki
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1974 IONIA, Smyrna Sabina ProwReference.
RPC III, 1974; Klose XLV, Serie B, 13-21
Magistrate M. Antonius Polemon (strategos)
Obv. ϹΑΒΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Draped bust of Sabina with double stephane right
Rev. ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ ϹΜΥΡ
Prow, right
5.79 gr
20 mm
12h
Note.
Ex Sammlung Peter Weiß, Kiel, erworben 1967 - 2005; ex Gorny & Mosch, München Auktion 233, 2015, Los 1952.okidoki
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1974 Manuel I, Comnenus (1143-1180), electrum aspron trachy, Clipped and Hammered flat. Manuel I, Comnenus (1143-1180), electrum aspron trachy, Thessalonica, Virgin enthroned facing, holding before her, nimbate head of the infant Christ facing, rev., Manuel and St. Demetrius standing facing, holding labarum between them; 1.89g 29mm (DO 9.5; S. 1974), four minor flan cracks, very fine Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s.Simon
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5. Hadrian (117-138)AR Denarius (18.1mm, 3.52 g). Rome mint. AD 132. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum, stork before. RIC III 297.
Ex: Apollo Numismatics.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Kunker Auction 295 (25 September 2017), lot 827.
Ex Frank Sternberg Auction III (1974), lot 83.Romancollector
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Achaian League, Patrai, ca. 86 BC, AR Hemidrachm Laureate head of Zeus right.
Wreath surrounding AX monogram in centre; ΦΙ above, ΞE to left, ΠA to right, dolphin swimming right below.
BCD Peloponnesos 508.4; HGC 5, 55.
(15 mm, 2.32 g, 11h).
Jencek Historical Enterprise; ex- BCD Collection (private sale); ex- Coin Art, Feb. 1974 per BCD ticket.n.igma
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AngolaKm70 - 10 Centavos - 1949 (1948-1949)
Km71 - 20 Centavos - 1948 (1948-1949)
Km76 - 1 Escudo - 1972 (1953-1974)Daniel F
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Anonymous, AE19, ΤΑΡΣΕΩΝAE19
Anonymous Civic Issue
Tarsos, Cilicia
Issued: 164BC - Roman Era
19.0mm 5.50gr 11h
O: NO LEGEND; Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right.
R: ΤΑΡΣΕΩΝ; Monument of Sandan; Sandan standing on a horned and winged lion, holding grain ear and bipennis within a triangular structure on an altar with garlanded front.
Exergue: Three control marks: ΡΔΥ ΡΑΤ ΔΙ.
Tarsos, Cilicia
SNG Tahberer -; Mionnet -; Mionnet Supplement -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Pfalz -; Ziegler -; BMC -; SNG Levante -; SNG Levante Supplement -; SNG Cop -; SNG Cop Supplement -.
Ares Numismatics Web Auction 10, Lot 198.
7/4/20 8/6/20Nicholas Z
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Arse / Saguntum - AE quadrans?c. 200-150 BC
shell
dolphin, crescent above, three dots below
P (A in north-east iberian script)
R&L 153-79; ACIP 1974; SNG BM Spain 1112
2,4g 14mm
ex Soler y LlachJ. B.
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Athens Owl AR Tetradrachm, Ex Berk FPL #2 (1974) & Weaver FPL #2 (1975)Greek (Classical). Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm (17.2g, 26mm, 1h). "Mass Classical" type, struck c. 454-404 BCE.
Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll. Rev: AΘE. Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square.
Ref: Sear GCV 2526; HGC 4, 1597; SNG Copenhagen 31-40; Kroll 8.
Prov: Ex Morton & Eden 104 (London, 14 Nov 2019), Lot 69 (part); HJB Fixed Price List #2, Fall 1974, #80 (illustrated on p. 41, $295) [LINK]; Douglas Weaver Fixed Price List, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Cleburne, TX, November 1975), Lot 698 (illustrated on Pl. 22, $350), cataloged by Tom Stanton.
Notes: Both old catalog provenances were lucky finds ("in the wild," at least). Having scanned all the Buy-Bid Sales for anything I might recognize, I then combed through Berk's less well-known FPLs. The Weaver list isn't online, but I got it in a group lot of FPLs from the 2021 sale of BCD Library Duplicates. It still had the postage & address label to the well-known coin dealer Henry Christensen. (The interesting provenance for the catalog itself makes finding the coin even more exciting! Those are my favorites-of-favorites. I shared it in "Old Auction Catalogue Madness!" reply 298: [LINK].)Curtis JJ
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BahamasKm2 - 1 cent - 1966
Km59 - 1 cent - 1974
Km61 - 10 Cents - 1987
Km6 - 25 Cents - 1966
Km63 - 25 Cents - 1985
Daniel F
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Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I, ca. 171-145 BC, AR TetradrachmDiademed and draped bust of a mature Eukratides right, wearing a crested helmet decorated with ear and horn of a bull.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY (of King Eukratides the Great) Dioskouroi on horseback charging right, carrying spears and palm branches, ΦΛΩ monogram beneath hooves right.
Bopearachchi Series. 6 O; SNG ANS 9, 467; Mitchiner 177a; Qunduz 135-136; HGC 12, 131; Sear GCV 7570 var. (monogram).
(32 mm, 15.81 g, 12h).
HJB 151, Nov. 2006, 221; ex- Coin Galleries 21 Nov. 1974, 371.
The epithet MEΓAΛOY (Great) indicates that this coin was struck at the apogee of Eukratides power, following the complete conquest of the Baktria.
n.igma
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BarbadosKm11 - 5 Cents - 1973
Km13 - 25 Cents - 1973
Km15 - 2 Dollars - 1974-F
Daniel F
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BCC B21x Justin IByzantine Period
Justin I 518-527CE
Obv: Diademed bust right.
Rev: Monogram of Justin I
within wreath or circle.
AE 8mm 0.63gm. Axis:240
Surface find, Caesarea M. 1974.
Hahn 34, BMC Vandals 135-8
Mint of Constantinople v-drome
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BCC B22 AnastasiusByzantine Period
Anastasius 491-518CE
Obv: Diademed bust right,
traces of inscription.
Rev: Monogram of Anastasius
within wreath or circle.
AE 10mm 0.87gm. Axis:0
Struck 491-498CE
Surface find, Caesarea M. 1974.
Possible ref: SB 13, DOC 15
Mint of Constantinople? v-drome
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BCC B25 GelimerByzantine Period
Gelimer 530-534CE
Obv: [GEIL] Bust right,
traces of inscription.
Rev: Monogram of Gelimer
within wreath.
AE 9.75mm 0.88gm. Axis:0
BMC Vandals 4-6
Nummus. Carthage Mint
Surface find, Caesarea M. 1974.
Vandalic coinage has frequently
been found alongside late Roman
and early Byzantine coins in
excavations at Caesarea Maritima.v-drome
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BCC B45 Heraclius and H. Constantine Follis ConstantinopleByzantine Period
Heraclius and H. Constantine 610-641 CE
AE Class 5 Follis, Constantinople
Obv: No legend, Heraclius, crowned and
in military attire, holding long cross, on
left, and Heraclius Constantine, crowned
and wearing chlamys, holding cross on
globe, on right, both standing facing. To
right, K, to left, monogram, above, cross.
Rev: Large M, with cross over C, above,
to left ANNO, to right X/X/II (regnal yr.
22=631/2 CE), below, A In exer: CON
28 x 26mm. 10.52gm. Axis:210 (7Hr)
SB 810 first officina; DOC 107a.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC B46 Maurice Half Follis NicomediaByzantine Period
Maurice Tiberius 582-602 CE
AE Half Follis, Nicomedia
Obv: dN MAV...[ ] or similar.
Maurice facing, wearing crown and
cuirassed, holding globus cruciger in
right hand and shield on left shoulder.
Rev: Large K, to left ANNO, above,
cross, below B, to right, date: II/uII
(Regnal Year 9?=590/91 CE).
24.4mm. 4.85gm. Axis:210 (7Hr).
cf. DOC 115b.v (date); and SB 514
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC B47 Heraclius and H. Constantine 3/4 Follis ConstantinopleByzantine Period
Heraclius and H. Constantine 610-641 CE
AE Three-Quarter Follis, Constantinople
Obv: On left, Heraclius, standing in mili-
tary attire and crown, holding long cross.
On right, Heraclius Constantine, standing,
wearing chlamys and crown with cross,
holding globus cruciger. Between heads,
star; to left monogram; to right [K].
Rev: Large Λ; to left, ANNO; to right,
X/X (reg. yr. 20=629/30 CE); below, Γ;
in exergue, CON.
24.5 x 21mm. 5.07gm. Axis:180 (6Hr)
SB 812 third officina; DOC 117c.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC BW12Islamic Weight
Caesarea Maritima
Bronze - 5 Dirham
Two opposing faces decorated with
4 "bird's eye" concentric punch marks
each; three faces with two "bird's eye"
marks; and one side blank.
AE12.25 x 12.0 x 11.5mm.
Weight: 14.12gm. Extremely rare.
cf. Holland, "Weights and Weight-Like
Objects from Caesarea Maritima" #117
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC BW14 Islamic Weight 1 DinarIslamic Weight
Caesarea Maritima
Abbasid Caliphate 750-1258 CE
Disk Shape Bronze - 1 Dinar
Obv: Arabic inscription: لله
"LILLAH”, late Abbasid calligraphy.
Rev: One punch mark within
incuse concentric circle.
AE Dia: 11.0mm. Ht:6.25mm.
Weight: 4.03gm.
cf. Holland, "W.W.O.C.M." #154
(different inscription, "Imran")
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC BW19Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima
Fatimid Dynasty 11th-13th Century CE?
2 Dinar - Discoid Series
Flattened barrel-shaped cast bronze weight,
slightly bulged along the equator. Decorated
with a center punch mark and three concentric
circles inscribed on upper and lower surfaces.
Intact, uncleaned. Max. Diameter: 15.5mm.
Ht: 5.40mm. Wt: 8.33gm. cf. BCC BW54;
Holland W.W.O.C.M. Chap.8 #153; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #115-128
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC BW40 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 Dirham "Bird's Eye"Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Rectangular brick-shaped slab chisel
cut from thick sheet of metal and finished
with a file on all edges. The two major
faces are each decorated with a single
"bird's-eye" punch mark consisting of
a central depression surrounded by two
concentric grooves. Uncleaned, with
some minor encrustation and a green
and brown patina.
AE 11.1 x 8.25 x 4.25mm. Wt: 2.85gm
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #133; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #242ff.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC CG10Ceramic Fragment
1st - 4th century CE?
Pottery fragment, possibly part
of an oil lamp, with togate? figure standing
right. The underside shows marks from fabric
or perhaps fingerprints pressing the wet clay into
the mold. Traces remain of a dark colored slip.
From the beach south of Caesarea Maritima, 1974.
41.5mm x 34.0mm. x 7.5mm.v-drome
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BCC CG14 Incised Ceramic FragmentCeramic Fragment
Uncertain Date
Pottery fragment with incised
designs including leaves and
column? The clay is fairly coarse,
slightly orange on the outside
and gray on the inside. Unglazed.
From the beach south of
Caesarea Maritima, 1974.
9.2 cm. x 5.7 x 0.65 cm.
Any ideas welcome.
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BCC CG18 Herodian Oil Lamp FragmentHerodian Oil Lamp Nozzle
Caesarea Maritima
Late 1st Cent. BCE-Middle 1st Cent. CE
Fragment of a "Jerusalem" Type Herodian
oil lamp consisting of a complete nozzle
attached to a remnant of the body. (Adler
type JERU.1). This lamp had a rounded
wheel-made body and a nozzle that was
made separately, joined to the body, and
then smoothed with a blade, giving it a
splayed shape and concave sides. Decoration
is sparse, consisting of small incised circles
on either side of the wick hole, a horizontal
hashed line across the middle, and two more
circles along the base of the nozzle. The
fine-grained clay has a light charcoal grey
appearance from firing in a low oxygen
environment. This piece, though only a
fragment, is interesting in that it clearly
shows the internal connection of the two
parts that would otherwise be very difficult
to observe.
Dim. L3.8 x W4.6 x H2.7cm. Wt: 13.84gm.
cf. KhQ 1571 (Fig. 4: 036.6) in Młynarczyk,
'Terracotta Oil Lamps from Qumran: the Typology',
Revue Biblique 2013, pp.114-6. "Besides other
finds from Jerusalem, the lamp nozzles paralleling
those from Qumran have been found in En-Gedi,
Bet Shean, Caesarea, Dor, Nabratein, as well as
in Sepphoris, Iotapata, Gamla, Meiron and Avdat/ Eboda".
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC CG22 Oil Lamp Fragment Discus with MedusaDecorated Oil Lamp Discus with Medusa
Caesarea Maritima
1st-2nd Century CE
Fragment of an Early Roman oil lamp
consisting of the central part of a discus
decorated with the head of Medusa? facing.
Fabric: Medium fine grained, light tan clay
with traces of red slip.
Manufacture: Mould made.
Origin: N. Africa? or Italy?
Dim: 3.0 x 2.75 x 0.6cm. Weight: 2.3gm.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-drome
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BCC CG28 "Daroma" Oil Lamp FragmentDecorated Oil Lamp Fragment
Caesarea Maritima
1st-2nd Century CE
Fragment of an Early Roman oil lamp
(Adler type D.3) consisting of a complete
nozzle and a remnant of the body. This
sub-type of the mould-made "Daroma" or
"Southern" group of oil lamps, is found in
two areas - along the northern coast of
Israel and in the Samaria Hills. Decoration
on these lamps, in this case an egg and
dart design, typically consists of a limited
number of simple patterns surrounding
a large filler hole and encircled by a rim.
The fabric of this piece is a medium fine
grained, light tan clay, with faint traces
of pale red/orange slip. The inside of the
nozzle shows evidence of the two part mould
seam which was smoothed over externally.
4.4 x 3.25 x 1.95cm. Weight: 11.76gm.
Cf. Adler 302-11, (Type D.3); RomQ Reference
Collection RSP7
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
(click for larger pic)
Intact example, Adler "Daroma" type D.3:
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BCC CG9 Stamped Red Slip Arretine Ware "VMBI"Ceramic Fragment
1st century CE
Red Slip Arretine Ware pottery fragment
(terra sigillata) with ligatured stamp VMBI,
within an incuse rectangle. A mark of the
potter L. Umbricius who was active in Tuscany,
possibly around the date of AD 15-30.
4.65cm.x2.55cm.x0.4cm. From the beach
south of Caesarea Maritima, 1974.
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
(Thanks to Shawn Caza for the information)
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BCC CM10 Trebonianus GallusRoman Provincial
Caesarea Maritima
Trebonianus Gallus 251-253 CE
Obv:IMP C C VIB GALLVS P F AVG
Laureate bust right.
Rev: COL P F AVG F[C CAES METR S P]
Zeus seated left holding Nike, eagle at feet.
23 mm. 16.84gm. Axis:30
Kadman 206v. (rev. inscr.)
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974v-drome
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BCC CM18 Severus AlexanderRoman Provincial
Caesarea Maritima
Sev. Alexander 222-235CE
OBV:[IMP CAES SEV ALEXANDER]
Laureate, draped? bust right.
REV: [C I F A FC CAE ME]TROPO
Eagle standing facing, head left,
supporting wreath inscribed SPQR.
21x18.5mm. 5.97gm. Axis:0
1/2 denomination, Kadman 98
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974v-drome
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BCC CM32 Herennius EtruscusRoman Provincial
Caesarea Maritima
Herennius Etruscus 250-251CE
Obv:MES Q EREN ETRVSCO
DECIO CAES Radiate bust rt.
Rev:[COL P]F AV FC CAES
METROP Serapis std. to right,
head turned to left, holding
sceptre with left arm lowered.
AE 18x20mm. 7.74gm. Axis:180
Rosenberger 151 (line drawing);
Unlisted in Kadman. Extremely Rare.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
Uncleaned, as found. The photo was lightened
to show detail. The actual patina is very black.v-drome
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BCC CM41 ElagabalusRoman Provincial
Caesarea Maritima
Elagabalus 218-222 CE
Obv: [IM C M] AV? [ANTON]
Very young, laureate, draped?
bust right. Inscription blundered.
Rev:[--FL AV - CAES in exergue]
Tyche standing left in tetrastyle
temple with two figures flanking.
AE 17.5mm. 7.03gm. Axis:210
1/2 denomination Kadman 81, Rare
Surface find, 1974
There are potentially other city
identifications, but I think this
is, by far, the most likely. Any
other ideas are welcome.v-drome
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BCC CM44 HostilianRoman Provincial
Caesarea Maritima
Hostilian 250-251 CE
Obv:HOSTILIANO QUINTO C
Radiate head right.
Rev:COL P F AV FC CAES
METROP Bust of Tyche to
right wearing turreted crown
18.5mm. 6.23gm. Axis:180
Kadman 189
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974v-drome
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BCC GR10 Seleucid Kingdom Antiochos VII EuergetesGreek Seleucid Empire
Antiochus VII Euergetes 138-129 BCE
Syrian Mint AE Denomination B
Obv: Winged bust of Eros right.
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEΡΓETOY
Headress of Isis, ΔI monogram to left,
star below, date: SOP=176 (137/136 BCE)
18.5mm. 5.13gm. Axis:30
SC II 2067.5d
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima, 1974.v-drome
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BCC GR11 Seleucid Kingdom Demetrius III DamascusGreek Seleucid Kingdom
Demetrius III Philopater 96-87 BCE
Damascus Mint Denomination D (half)
Obv: Diademed head of Demetrius right, bearded?
Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOV ΘEOV
ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ Tripod
Monogram A in right field.
date:SIΣ= a.s.216 (97/96 BCE)
15mm. 2.82gm. Axis:0
HGC9 #1314 SC II 2457v.? (monogram right field)
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima, 1974.v-drome
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BCC GR14 Seleucid Kingdom Antiochos IV Epiphanes Apollo Akko-PtolemaisGreek Seleukid Empire
Antiochus IV Epiphanes 175-164 BCE
Ake-Ptolemais
Serrated AE Denomination D
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right,
Monogram in left field.
Rev:BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo
seated left on omphalos, testing
arrow and resting left hand on
grounded bow. Aphlaston in left field.
In exergue: M
14.8mm. 3.0gm. Axis:0
SC 1478.1n Struck 175-172 BCE
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BCC GR17 Alexander TetradrachmGreek
Alexander III
AR Tetradrachm
Posthumous Issue
3rd-1st Century BCE
Uncertain Mint
Uncertain Date
Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing
lionskin headdress.
Rev:AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus seated left,
crossed legs, holding eagle and sceptre.
25.0 x 23.5mm. 15.62gm. Axis:0
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BCC GR8 Seleucid Kingdom Antiochos IV Epiphanes Akko-PtolemaisGreek Seleucid Empire
Antiochos IV Epiphanes 175-164 BCE
AE dilepton Beveled edge
Civic issue of Akko-Ptolemais 168-164 BCE
and possibly later.
Obv: Jugate busts of the Dioscuri.
Rev: ANTIOXOY TΩN EN ΠTOΛEMAIΔI
Cornucopia, with bunch of grapes and
ear of wheat.
16.5mm. 2.69gm. Axis:0
Syon 2004:80, No. 3 also cf.
Kadman 11; Rosenberger 29; Rouvier 962
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BCC IS9 Arab-Byzantine Imitation? DodecanummiumArab-Byzantine Period
Caesarea Maritima
Crude dodecanummium of early
Byzantine Emperor, or local Arab-
Byzantine imitation of Phocas?
Uncertain date and mint.
Obv: VIIO... Unintelligible inscription.
Bearded bust right, wearing crown? and
consular robes?
Rev: I B Between, cross.
In exergue: ΑΛΕΞ in crude script.
AE12 nummi 14.5mm. 2.35gm. Axis:300
see DOC II.1 pp. 42, 61-64, 150
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BCC L13Votive Lead Head
1st - 3rd Century CE?
Lead Head depicting Silenus?
(or comedic actor?) with bulbous
nose and lump on forehead,
but lacking the usual full beard.
3/4 facing portrait with flat
underside and no obvious breaks.
Caesarea Maritima, surface find, 1974.
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BCC L18 Hollow Cast Lead PigeonHollow Cast Lead Pigeon
Greco-Roman Eastern 1st to 3rd century CE?
Hollow cast lead figurine of a Pigeon? open at
the tail. The exterior has a distinct mold line
or seam, but the two halves are not identical
and each side is very slightly mismatched. The
interior is smooth, suggesting a two-part mold
was used with a method known as slush-casting.
We do not have a clue as to the purpose of such
an object, perhaps a toy or votive offering.
4.1 x 2.85 x 1.3cm. 16.07gm.
cf. BCC L17
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
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BCC L33 Lead Heart Shaped ObjectLead Heart Shaped Object
Uncertain Date
Small undecorated heart-shaped lead
object cut from a flat thin sheet of lead.
The function or purpose is unknown.
15.5 x 13 x 1.0mm. 1.22gm.
cf. L. Holland, "Weights and Weight-like
Objects from Caesarea Maritima" Hadera,
Israel 2009, Chapter 9, 191-194.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
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BCC LA4 Miniature Lead AmphoraLead Amphora
1st-4th Century CE
Type A variant
Hollow cast miniature lead vessel in the
shape of an elongated amphora with a
cylindrical or slightly funnel-shaped neck,
an everted rim, and small looped handles,
which are crushed. The almost straight
shoulders, only slightly broader than the
neck, taper in a straight line to a pointed
base. The body is in the unusual form of
an inverted four-sided pyramid. The decoration
consists of horizontal lines creating four registers
with no surviving linear or geometric elements.
The top register, below the shoulder, bears traces
of an inscription, possibly an O followed by an A,
but nothing else is discernible. The two halves are
slightly misaligned, more noticeably along one
seam than the other.
Pb 4.9 x 1.3 x 1.2cm 15.36gm.
cf. L. Y. Rahmani, Israel Museum Studies in
Archaeology, Volume 2 - 2003, Fig. 13.
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BCC LA5 Miniature Lead OenocheMiniature Lead Oenoche (Wine Jug)
Roman 1st-2nd cent CE
Caesarea Maritima
Hollow cast lead vessel in the form of an
Oenoche. Squat shape with tall neck, trefoil?
lip and long looped handle. Open on the
bottom, and partially crushed. Possible
traces of decoration may remain on the neck
and shoulder, but are not distinguishable.
A similar object, unpublished and also from
Caesarea, was seen in the collection of Dr. and
Mrs. H. Hamburger, of Binyamina, and is
illustrated below. (Drawing by Mr. Shibley
Kharmen, courtesy Dr. Robert Bull, Joint
Expedition to Caesarea Maritima, 1976).
45.5 x 20.5 x 22.0mm 33.81gm. Capacity:unc.
Surface find, 1974, Caesarea Maritima
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC LA6 Miniature Lead AmphoraLead Amphora
1st-4th Century CE?
Rahmani, Type B
Hollow cast miniature lead amphora with a
slightly funnel-shaped neck, everted rim,
and small looped handles, only one of which
survives with an occluded opening. The upper
and lower attachment points are linked by
horizontal lines. The wide, almost straight
shoulders taper in a curved line to a narrow
elongated stump base with vertical fluting.
There is no exact parallel to this style of base
in the reference cited below. The only remaining
decoration on the body consists of horizontal
lines creating two or three registers with just
traces of a possible inscription still visible. The
vessel is crushed almost flat.
Pb 4.05 x 1.45 x 0.95cm 14.08gm. Capacity: Unc.
See: L. Y. Rahmani, "On Some Roman to Early
Medieval Lead Miniature Amphorae" Israel Museum
Studies in Archaeology, Volume 2 - 2003.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC LH2Lead Head
Hollow cast lead figure
of a miniature stylized head.
Crushed flat, but otherwise well
preserved. This artifact is part of
a collection of similar objects now
being studied. I hope to have a
more complete explanation of these
mysterious items in the future. It
is interesting that the various pieces
in this collection have different facial
features, hair styles, and head
coverings. They remind me of the
many different representations of
the enemies of Rome on the "FEL
TEMP REPARATIO" coins.
31 x 22 x 5mm. 8.79gm.
Surface find, 1974, Caesarea Maritima
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BCC LH3Lead Head
Hollow cast lead figure
of a miniature stylized head.
Pierced from the back, and
possibly crimped on to a
shaft or tang? This specimen
is unusual among the known
assemblage of these strange
objects in that the mold was prepared
along the front and back axis rather
than the left and right axis. The interior
is smooth with no sign of a seam.
Small hole in back, cf. BCC LH9
36.5 x 21.5 x 15mm. 19.02gm.
Surface find, 1974, Caesarea Maritima
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC LH7Lead Head
Hollow cast lead figure
of a miniature stylized head.
Inscribed around:
KAΛOK AIPOC
37.5 x 21.5 x 11mm.
10.38gm.
Identical and from the same mold
as BCC LH6. I believe KAΛOKAIPOC
is a personal name, which may(?)
also be translated as "summer" or
"in a good time". Other ideas are
welcome. I have seen three of these,
all from the same mold, all from
Caesarea Maritima.
cf BCC LH6
Surface find, 1974
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BCC Lr16 Vabalathus AurelianLate Roman
Aurelian/Vabalathus 271-272 CE
AE Antoninianus
Obv: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Radiate and cuirassed bust of
Aurelian right. Below portrait [?].
Rev: VABALATHVS V C R IM D R
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed
bust of Vabalathus right
20mm. 2.74gm. Axis:180
RIC V 381 Antioch mint, Uncertain officina
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BCC LR3x Julian IILate Roman
Julian II 360-363 C.E.
AE 1 Antioch Mint
Obv: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG
Pearl-diad. draped,and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVB
bull std rt. two stars above, in
ex. ANT Γ; with palm branch on each side.
26.5 mm. 8.24 gm. Axis:0 RIC VIII 216
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BCC LR53 Licinius ILate Roman
Licinius I 308-324 CE
Obv:IMP LICINIVS P F AVG
Laureate, draped? and cuir. bust rt.
Rev:IOVI CONSERVATORI
Jupiter standing left holding
thunderbolt and scepter.
In exergue: AQS
AE20mm. 3.26gm. Axis:330
RIC VII 6 or 7 Aquileia Mint, 317CE
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC LR77 Constantine II Camp GateLate Roman
Constantine II 317-340 CE
Obv:CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev:PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS
Camp gate, two turrets, no doors,
star above, seven stone layers.
In left field Γ In exergue: CONS
AE 19.5mm 3.21gm. Axis:180
RIC VII 27 Constantinople
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BCC LS14Lead Seal
Roman 1st-3rd Cent CE?
Obv: Trophy with helmet, cuirass and two
shields (oblong and round) at extremities,
or possibly Anguipede, stylized Persian influenced
snake-legged figure, usually with head of rooster,
carrying flail and shield.
Rev: Blank.
16 x 13mm. 5.55gm.
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BCC LS47 Lead Seal Block Monogram ΠAVΛOVLead Seal
Caesarea Maritima
Byzantine 6th Century CE
Obv: Incomplete block monogram
with Greek letters: Π, (A), V, Λ, (O),
(of Paulos), with cross in center and
indeterminate border.
Rev: Incomplete Greek inscription in
two lines: Π.. / Λ.. Wreath border.
21.5 x 11.75 x 3mm. 3.68gm. Axis:0
For a nearly identical intact seal, see
DOAKS online no. BZS.1958.106.4250
Doaks comments somewhat wryly, "Would
that all monograms were accompanied by
a transcription on the other side of the seal.
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BCC LSR13 Rectangular Lead Seal VALRectangular Lead Seal
Roman 1st-3rd Century CE
Obv: VAL Rev: VAL
This seal has the typical rectangular
incuse stamp on one side, and a flatter
surface with raised letters on the other.
However, unlike the majority of these
seals, the die axis is 180 degrees (6 hrs)
instead of the usual 0 (12 hrs).
1.85 x 0.55 x 0.3cm 1.63gm. Axis:180
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
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BCC LSR16 Rectangular Lead Seal M??Rectangular Lead Seal
Roman 1st-3rd Century CE
Obv: M?? Rev:?
Truncated incuse rectangular stamp with
nearly illegible inscription on one side,
possibly M_M, with something similar on
the flatter underside.
1.55 x 0.5 x 0.45cm 2.52gm. Axis:0
cf. BCC LSR17
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BCC LSR6Lead Seal
Roman 1st-3rd Cent CE?
Obv: Trophy with helmet, cuirass and two
shields (oblong and round) at extremities,
or possibly Anguipede, stylized Persian influenced
snake-legged figure, usually with head of rooster,
carrying flail and shield.
Rev: Blank.
16 x 13mm. 5.55gm.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
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BCC LT101 Lead Tessera Sunburst? Crossed LinesLead Tessera
Caesarea Maritima
1st to 4th Century CE
Obv: Sunburst? pattern with six
rays above horizontal line, inside
a circular border.
Rev: Crossed lines within circular border.
12 x 12 x 1.75mm 1.14gm. Axis:?
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BCC LT107 Lead Tessera Fish?Lead Tessera
Roman 1st-4th Century CE
Obv: Fish? to left (or right, if
inverted).
Rev: Blank
Pb11 x 6.5 x 1.0mm. 0.55gm.
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BCC LT111 Lead Tessera IslamicLead Tessera
Caesarea Maritima
Uncertain Date
Obv: Arabic inscription in two lines,
with a base line below. The first line
remains undetermined. The second
line appears to read الله (Allah).
Rev: Arabic inscription in one line.
The reading has not been determined.
(Any ideas appreciated)
Dia. 14.5 x 13 x 1.25mm Weight: 1.41gm.
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BCC LT51Lead Tessera
Caesarea Maritima
Roman 1st-3rd Cent. CE
Obv: Imperial Head right.
Rev: Crescent with (7?) stars around.
11.5 x 2.25mm. 1.71gm. Axis:180
ref: Hamburger #112 - 114
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BCC LT91 Lead Tessera Kantharos GrainLead Tessera
Caesarea Maritima
1st-2nd century CE?
Obv: Kantharos with grain-ear to left
Rev: blank
Per Hamburger, this design belongs to the
group of motifs possibly connected with the
distribution of oil, wine, and grain.
Pb 11 x 10 x 2mm. 0.89gm.
Cf. Anit Hamburger's, "Surface Finds from
Caesarea Maritima - Tesserae", #2 and #3.
in "Excavations at Caesarea Maritima 1975,
1976, 1979 - Final Report", Levine, Netzer.
Surface find, ca. 1974
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BCC LT93 Lead Tessera Aphrodite ErosLead Tessera
Caesarea Maritima
1st - 3rd century CE
Obv: Venus/Aphrodite standing to right,
(drying hair and holding mirror?)
Rev: Winged Eros standing to right, left
leg crossed over, leaning on inverted torch
or staff. Uncertain object to right.
PB 9 x 8 x 1.25mm. (11.0mm Diagonally) 0.54gm.
cf. BCC LT57, LT18, BCC G28 Gemstone.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974.
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC LT97 Lead Tessera Zeus NikephorosLead Tessera
Caesarea Maritima
1st to 4th Century CE
Obv: Zeus Nicephoros seated left
on throne holding Victory/Nike.
Rev:Blank
13.5 x 11 x 2.75mm 1.95gm. Axis:NA
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BCC LW10Lead Weight - Uncertain unit.
Late Roman - Early Byzantine?
Obv:Well preserved weight with
Greek letter A within roughly square
recess. Adjustment? tabs on each corner.
Suspension loop pierced with a sharp
object from the front, after casting.
Rev: Blank.
16 x 18 x 4mm. Weight: 4.39gm.
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BCC LW1xLead Weight with Greek
Inscription in Six Lines
1st to 3rd century CE.
87x43mm. 153.5gm.
ΙΤΑ/ΛΙΚ/ΗΗ/ΜΙΛ/ΙΤΡ/Α, (ιταλικη ημι λιτρα,
half an Italian litra).
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
An identical specimen, from the same mold, was found near Caesarea Maritima in 1949, and is listed in the Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, Vol. II, Ameling, Cotton, Eck, et.al. on page 621. According to the authors, the term “litra”, derived from the Roman word “Libra”, came to indicate local weight standards between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. Therefore when the Roman standard was intended the word ιταλικη was added to distinguish them. The weight of 153.5, when multiplied by 2, is about 19 grams short of the Roman libra, however the object may have had a handle at the top and the original weight must have been fairly close to the standard. Around the end of the 3rd century CE the local standards were replaced by the Roman system and the descriptive word ιταλικη was no longer required.v-drome
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BCC M124 Trajan? Atef CrownRoman Provincial
Hadrian (or Antinous?) or
possibly Trajan 98-138 CE
Alexandria-Egypt
AE Dichalkon
Obv: Laureate head right.
Rev: Atef Crown of Osiris, date
LIS (year 16), below.
13mm. 1.59gm. Axis: 0
cf. RPC III 4769 (Trajan); and
cf. Hamburger, Atiqot Vol. 1, #99
(Hadrian L IΓ, Year 13).
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BCC m45Caesarea Minima
unidentified date and mint
Obv: Imperial? bust rt.
Rev: Stylized bust or trophy
AE 8.5mm. 0.53g. Axis:0
Somewhat similar to Hamburger
#119 or 123, “Minute Coins from
Caesarea Maritima” Vol.1 Atiqot,
1954, but with only a single bust
on the reverse.
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BCC MA10 Bronze Military Belt BuckleBronze Buckle
Caesarea Maritima
1st-2nd century CE
Roman military belt buckle with
D-shaped ring and riveted bar.
Length:24x24.5mm. Wt.4.02gm.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
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BCC MA13 Bronze HandleBronze Handle
Caesarea Maritima
Late Hellenistic or Roman
1st Cent. BCE-3rd Cent. CE
Zoomorphic cast bronze handle
in the form of a lion or gryphon
paw. Curvature of the attachment
points suggests a small bronze
jug or other vessel.
Length: 5.15cm. wt: 12.89gm.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC MA16Bronze Ring Fragment
Caesarea Maritima
1st-2nd Century CE
Gilded bronze alloy ring with
sculptured bezel in the form
of a bust of Serapis.
17 x 10 x 4mm wt. 2.19gm.
cf. Amorai-Stark, Hershkovitz, “Gemstones,
Finger Rings, and Seal Boxes from Caesarea
Maritima, The Hendler Collection”, #399
c. Shay Hendler, Tel Aviv 2016; and
cf. BMC 1872,0604.207
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC MA17 Seated Actor BronzeBronze Figurine of Seated Actor
Caesarea Maritima
Roman 1st-4th Century CE
Solid cast bronze statuette of an
actor in short tunic, lower legs crossed,
seated on altar with arms clutching
chest and leaning back laughing.
Height: 3.8cm. See also:
www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=116016.0
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC MA21, MA22, MA23 Bronze Warded Ring Keys Bronze Warded Ring Keys
Caesarea Maritima
Uncertain Date
1st-3rd Century CE?
cf. D. Jackson, Roman Gallery
of Locks, Keys, and Seals,
#239, 614, 1005
(romanlocks.com).
Surface finds Caesarea Maritima, 1971-1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC MA48 Roman Bronze Pin Tumbler KeyRoman Bronze Pin Tumbler Key
Caesarea Maritima 1st-5th cent. CE?
Bronze pin tumbler slide key, with two
of the original six pins remaining. The pins
were made separately and pressed into holes
drilled into the key blank. The face of the plate
has incised lines of uncertain function, and the
shoulder of the handle is decorated with two
raised bars at the neck. The flat shank has a
raised flange on one side, possibly functioning
as a depth guide for insertion into the lock.
AE4.05 x 2.7 x 0.75cm. Wt.9.32 gm.
cf. D. Jackson, Roman Gallery of Locks, Keys,
and Seals, #370, 651 (Numiswiki)
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC MA48, MA53 Bronze Pin Tumbler Lock, Key and BoltHypothetical pairing (these parts obviously
do not match exactly), showing how they
might have been situated in a Roman chest
lock of the 1st to 6th century CE. After engaging
the pin tumblers, the key would slide the bolt to
the right to unlock the box lid, and back to the left
to secure it. More details to follow. For more
information please see the Numiswiki articles by
D. Jackson, "Roman Chest Locks", and "Jackson Roman Locks" (Roman Gallery of Locks, Keys, and Seals)
Surface finds Caesarea Maritima, ca. 1974
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BCC MA51 Roman Bronze Pin Tumbler Lock Bolt Jackson Type 1bBronze Pin Tumbler Lock Bolt
Caesarea Maritima
Roman 1st-6th Century CE
Bronze pin tumbler bolt from a Roman chest
lock, with four circular openings in a cross
pattern bordered by two elongated ovals to
the right and left. The head is notched on the
side facing the lock plate, presumably to limit
the entrance of the bolt into the receiver. This
notch position is quite atypical, as the vast
majority are located on the opposite side, facing
away from the lock plate. Jackson notes only
one such example out of the fifty-three notched
bolts in his collection. (see: D. Jackson, Numiswiki,
"Roman Chest Locks",Image #5094). The tail,
which also served as a stop for the key upon
insertion into the lock, has been widened and
thinned by hammering. After engaging the tumbler
pins in the bolt the key would slide to the right to
open the lock, and back to the left to secure it.
AE5.3 x 1.1 x 0.4cm. 3.61gm.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, ca. 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC MA55 Crescent Star Finger RingRoman Finger Ring
Caesarea Maritima
1st-2nd Century CE
Copper alloy ring with interior traces of gilding.
Oval loop with thin narrow base of flat cross-
section, widening gradually and changing on
sides and shoulders to a low hemispheroid
cross-section. Hoop top continuing directly to
a flat bezel set with a silver, flat oval pseudo-
gem, wheel-engraved with a crescent and star
design and soldered to the top of the bezel.
AE/AR 18 x 16 x 8mm. Wt. 2.38gm.
cf. Amorai-Stark, Hershkovitz, “Gemstones, Finger
Rings, and Seal Boxes from Caesarea Maritima,
The Hendler Collection”, #153 (Onyx Gemstone
in Bronze Ring). ©. Shay Hendler, Tel Aviv, 2016.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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BCC MA56 Roman Finger Ring Engraved with AnchorRoman Finger Ring
Caesarea Maritima
2nd-4th Century CE?
Copper alloy ring with interior traces
of gilding. Thin oval hoop with very
low, slightly hemispheroid cross-section,
widening gradually from a narrow base
to wider, rounded shoulders. The hoop's
shoulders lead directly into a flat oval
bezel of the same thickness as the hoop,
and engraved with a horizontal anchor.
AE 18.5 x 16 x 7mm. Wt. 1.62gm.
cf. Hendler Collection #406 (copper alloy
ring, different engraving); cf. BMC 1872,
0604.339 (gold); cf. BMC 1894,0413.13
(cabachon with chi-rho and anchor).
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BCC MED9 Amaury I Latin Kingdom of JerusalemCrusader - Medieval
Amaury 1163-1174
Latin Kingdom of Jeruselem
AR Denier
Obv: (annulet) AMALRICVS REX
Cross Pattée with annulets in
first and third quarters.
Rev: ✠DE IERVSALEM
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
14mm 0.34g Axis:90 Clipped
Possible ref: Metcalf 186, CCS 23
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