JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Mid-late 1st-2nd centuries. Æ Minim (13mm, 0.91 g, 10h). Local issue imitating a First Jewish War prutah.

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Lot: 6499. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Mid-late 1st-2nd centuries. Æ Minim (13mm, 0.91 g, 10h). Local issue imitating a First Jewish War prutah. Amphora / Vine leaf on branch with tendril. Meshorer 368 and p. 183-4; cf. Sofaer 1-5 (for series). Dark green surfaces. Near VF.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection, purchased from David Hendin, 1990s.

A recurring phenomenon around Caesarea is the appearance of reduced module imitations of circulating coinage, including issues of the First Jewish War. 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: 26 January 2022 at 12:46:00 ET.

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