JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. 1st-2nd centuries CE. Æ “Minim” (11mm, 0.52 g, 12h). Copying a prutah of the First Jewish War. VF.

Electronic Auction 553
Lot: 381. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. 1st-2nd centuries CE. Æ “Minim” (11mm, 0.52 g, 12h). Copying a prutah of the First Jewish War. Amphora within wreath / Grape or fig leaf. Hamburger, Caesarea –; Meshorer 369. Dark green patina, earthen deposits, a few cleaning marks. VF.

From the Aleph Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 355 (15 July 2015), lot 364.

A recurring phenomenon around Caesarea is the appearance of reduced module imitiations of circulating coinage. The pieces most often published are so-called “minima” which copy the bronze prutot of the Herodian kings, the procurators, and the First Jewish War. As quantities of these coins have been found in outlying regions, especially around the sites of the legionary encampments, rather than in the city proper, they probably served as a token currency in the camps and their associated settlements. For further discussion, see H. Hamburger, “Minute Coins from Caesarea,” Atiqot I (1956)

Closing Date and Time: 3 January 2024 at 12:06:40 ET.

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