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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carl Wilmont, post: 8095560, member: 75496&quot;]Nice coin, [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]!&nbsp; 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&#039;s large palace there.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Judaea Capta coin of Titus below is from Caesarea Maritima, where the seaside remnants of Herod the Great&#039;s palace lie near Roman ruins such as a theatre, governor&#039;s house, hippodrome, and aqueduct.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407297[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Judaea. Caesarea Maritima. Titus (79-81 AD). AE (24 mm, 12.88 g).&nbsp; 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.</p><p>RPC 2313; Meshorer 384; Hendin 1449.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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