Fine Coins Showcase
Antiquities Showcase
Show Empty Categories
Shop Search
Shopping Cart
My FORVM
Contact Us
About Forum
Shopping at Forum
Our Guarantee
Payment Options
Shipping Options & Fees
Privacy & Security
Forum Staff
Selling Your Coins
Identifying Your Coin
FAQs
zoom.asp
Trajan Decius, September 249 - June or July 251 A.D., Caesarea Maritima, Samaria, Syria Palestina
Caesarea, about 30 miles north of Joppa and about 70 miles northwest of Jerusalem, was founded by Herod the Great and named for Caesar Augustus. It was the seat of the Roman procurators and the Roman military headquarters in Judaea. The Pilate Stone, discovered here in 1961, is only archaeological find that names Pontius Pilate, by whose order Jesus was crucified. After the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., Caesarea was the provincial capital of the Judaea Province. Well into Byzantine times, Caesarea remained the capital. In the 630s, Arab Muslim armies took the region, but kept Caesarea as its administrative center until early 8th century. Caesarea's ruins are a national park on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, about halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa.RP111757. Bronze AE 27, Kadman II 135; RPC Online IX 2064; SNG ANS 832, Sofaer 114; Rosenberger 121; BMC Palestine p. 31, 145; Lindgren I 2424, aF, dark patina, highlighting earthen deposits, Caesarea Maritima (Keisaria, Israel) mint, weight 18.501g, maximum diameter 27.2mm, die axis 180o, Sep 249 - Jun/Jul 251 A.D.; obverse IMP C C M Q TRA DECIVS AVG (Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Augustus), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse COL PR F AVG F C CAES METRO P (or similar), Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, dolphin in right hand, trident vertical behind in left hand; ex CNG e-auction 510 (23 Feb 2022), lot 598; ex Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection; ex Coin Galleries (14 Apr 1999), lot 355; ex Edward Janis Collection; SOLD
Page created in 0.75 seconds.
