BCC GR5 Demetrias by the Sea

Demetrias by the Sea
1st Century BCE
Obv:Turreted, veiled bust of Tyche rt.
Rev:LA / (Δ)Η Aphlaston
Dia. 17.5 x 16mm. Thickness: 2.5mm.
Weight: 3.45gm. Axis:0
Reference: Kushnir-Stein 1995 no. 6 and
Farhi-Bessarabov INR 14, 2019, no. 3
Extremely rare. Additional Caesarea Papers
by Lampinen and Stieglitz also discuss these
coins. The original article, calling attention to a
Seleucid coastal town named Demetrias was
published by H. Seyrig in 1950. The possible
locations of this city in Southern Phoenicia are
controversial. One suggestion has been Strato's
Tower, predecessor to Caesarea Maritima. Research
into the origin of these coins is on-going, and any
ideas are welcome.
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima, 1972.

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