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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 26113391, member: 128351&quot;]A few coins from Caesarea Maritima (or Caesarea Palaestinae)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1665741[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus</b>, Caesarea, AE 22 mm, 12.27 g, 12 h.</p><p>Obv.: worn out legend: [ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ], laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: ΙΟΥΔΑΙΑΣ [ΕΑΛШΚΥΙΑΣ], trophy, bound captive seated to left, shield to right</p><p>RPC II, 2313</p><p><br /></p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1665724[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Elagabalus</b>, Cesarea Maritima, AE 23mm 11.86 g.</p><p>Obv.: illegible; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from front</p><p>Rev.: [...]CAVC[...] (blundered legend), S P Q R; eagle facing., head left, spreading wings and holding wreath</p><p>Cf. Sofaer 70 = RPC VI 8811 (temporary); unpublished variety?</p><p><br /></p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1665727[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Severus Alexander</b>, Caesarea Maritima, AE 23mm 9.19 g</p><p>Obv.: IM CA SE A[...], laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front</p><p>Rev.: something like C I F A F C CAE METROPOLI;&nbsp; eagle standing, right, head left, spreading wings and holding wreath</p><p><br /></p><p>____________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1665736[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Trajan Decius</b>, Caesarea, AE 17 mm (coin), 6.68 g (with the ring)</p><p>Obv.: [IMP C M Q TRA D]EC[IVS] AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Decius, right</p><p>Rev.: illegible; turreted bust of Tyche, right, with drapery on shoulder</p><p>Probably RPC IX 2098</p><p><br /></p><p>_____________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1665694[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Herennius Etruscus Caesar</b>, Caesarea Maritima, AE 19mm, 8.51 g.</p><p>Obv.: MES Q EREN [ETRVSCO DECIO CAES]; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Etruscus, right, seen from front</p><p>Rev.: [CO]L P F AV F C C[AES] METROP; turreted bust of Tyche, right, with drapery on shoulder</p><p>(acquired in Jerusalem) RPC IX 2104</p><p><br /></p><p>____________________</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1665715[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Trebonianus Gallus</b>, Caesarea Maritima. AE 25 mm, 12.10 g / AE 23 mm, 15.00 g.</p><p>Obv.: IMP C C VIb GALLVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallus, right, seen from front. (On the 1st coin the bust is not cuirassed and seems to be an unpublished variety)</p><p>Rev.: COL P F AVG F C CAES METP R S PAL; Fortuna standing left, parazonium at waist, foot on prow, holding human bust and long sceptre; at her feet, right, swimming river god</p><p>RPC IX 2122[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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