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Æ25 - Titus ΙΟΥΔΑΙΑΣ ΕΑΛWΚΥΙΑΣ, Caesarea Maritima
| Issuer | Caesarea Maritima |
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| Year | 70-81 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Titus facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Caesarea Maritima. The emperor's portrait displays characteristic short hair beneath the laurel wreath, with facial features consistent with known Flavian portraiture. The Greek legend ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ curves around the bust within a beaded border. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show patchy green cuprite patination typical of bronze provincial coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A Roman military trophy composed of captured arms and armour, erected on a pole or trunk, dominates the reverse field. At the lower left, a bound Jewish captive crouches with arms tied behind the back in an attitude of submission, referencing the defeat of Judea in AD 70. To the lower right, a pelta-shaped (crescent) shield is depicted, adding to the martial spoils. The commemorative Greek legend ΙΟΥΔΑΙΑΣ ΕΑΛWΚΥΙΑΣ, meaning 'Judea Captured,' encircles the composition, explicitly referencing the Roman triumph over the Jewish revolt. |
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Struck at Caesarea Maritima to commemorate the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, this coin belongs to a series explicitly celebrating the defeat of the Jewish revolt — the Greek legend translating as "Judaea Captured." The issue was produced under the authority of the Flavian dynasty, whose political survival was built substantially on Vespasian and Titus's prosecution of that war. Titus himself had commanded the final siege.
Caesarea Maritima served as the administrative capital of Roman Judaea and the primary base of Vespasian's campaign. That this commemorative bronze was struck there rather than in Rome underscores the local political weight the victory carried.