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Æ25 - Titus ΙΟΥΔΑΙΑΣ ΕΑΛWΚΥΙΑΣ, Caesarea Maritima
| Issuer | Caesarea Maritima |
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| Year | 70-81 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ (Translation: Imperator Titus Caesar) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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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.