CNG 91, Lot: 686. Estimate $400.

JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ (28mm, 20.63 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Altar; behind, palm tree to left, olive tree to right. Kadman, Caesarea 154; Rosenberger 129; SNG ANS 829. VF, earthen black patina, minor edge split. Attractive for type.

Kadman (p. 262) notes: “...it must be remembered that according to the myths of the Greeks, Apollo was born under a date-palm and an olive tree. His mother, Leto, who was known in Egypt and Palestine as Lat and in Italy as Latona, was regarded as the fertility goddess of the date-palm and the olive. We may, therefore, assume with virtual certainty, that this altar was consecrated to Apollo.”

Current Status

CNG 91, Lot: 686.
Closing Date And Time: Sep 19, 2012 at 12:48:40 PM ET.
Current Date And Time: Jun 09, 2026 at 2:17:15 AM ET.
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