My latest addition is an extremely rare Judaean bronze struck under Agrippa II for Titus. I purchased the piece just in time for Hanukkah, a most appropriate time of year to add a coin from the Holy Land! Titus [Agrippa II] Æ27, 14.92g Caesarea Paneas mint, 89-90 AD Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤW ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹƐΒΑϹΤW; Head of Titus, laureate, r. Rev: ΕΤΟΥ - Λ ΒΑ / ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ; Tyche with kalathos standing, l., holding cornucopia and two corn-ears RPC 2293 (0 spec.). Hendin 1295* corr. Acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins, November 2021. Agrippa II sporadically struck coinage for the Flavian dynasty throughout his long reign. The coins circulated within his kingdom (Northern Palestine) and were likely coined at Caesaera Panesa, although the mint is not certain (Hendin places it at Caesarea Maritima). Confusingly, Agrippa's mint(s) employed two different dating eras for his coinage - one starting in 56 and the second in 60 or 61. This rare bronze struck in the name of Titus is dated regnal year 30 by the second era and was produced posthumously(?) in either 89 or 90 AD under Domitian. RPC sums up the problem - 'The present chronology adopts the date of AD 60/1 for year 1 of the era used by Agrippa II, which solves a number of issues but gives the problem of having large number of issues of posthumous coinage for Vespasian and Titus.' There is no easy solution to the chronology puzzle and for now we have to assume this coin was struck posthumously under Domitian for Titus lacking any reference to his divine status. It must be noted that David Hendin does not adopt this chronology and instead dates the series from the first era, although he places the start in 49 rather than 56, based on the Kushnir-Stein chronology. If that is the case this coin would date to 78-79 AD. *The Hendin reference incorrectly describes this as a draped bust. Feel free to post any seasonally appropriate coins. Thank you for looking!
Nice coin, @David Atherton! The lush region of Caesarea Philippi/Paneas/Banias is certainly one of my favorites in Israel, and I enjoyed walking though the extensive ruins of Agrippa II's large palace there. The Judaea Capta coin of Titus below is from Caesarea Maritima, where the seaside remnants of Herod the Great's palace lie near Roman ruins such as a theatre, governor's house, hippodrome, and aqueduct. Judaea. Caesarea Maritima. Titus (79-81 AD). AE (24 mm, 12.88 g). Judaea Capta issue. AY[TOKPT]ITOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head of Titus right. Dotted border. / IOYΔ[AI]AΣ EAΛWKYIAΣ, Judaea seated facing left in attitude of mourning at left of base of trophy, her arms tied behind; pelta-shaped shield to right of base of trophy. RPC 2313; Meshorer 384; Hendin 1449.
Very nice one. Mine is two brothers face to face. Are you sure about obverse legend ? I see Lettrr before TITW ?
