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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3847736, member: 82616&quot;]Caesarea Maritima&#039;s Jews were massacred by the city&#039;s Greek population at the beginning of the Jewish revolt. If there were any Jews remaining in the city at the time these coins were struck they most likely were slaves. It&#039;s quite possible the Roman administration could have employed a few of them for work at the mint, although most of the mint workers were probably skilled Greeks who were hired for the Job. Coin production at this mint was a seasonal activity and could have been carried out by a combination of contract and slave labour. It&#039;s not unthinkable to envision Jewish slaves performing some of the menial tasks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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