Medal - Israel Historical Cities Coin of Caesarea

Locatie Israel
Jaar 1965-1966
Type Commemorative medal
Samenstelling Silver (.935)
Gewicht 48 g
Diameter 45 mm
Dikte
Vorm Round
Techniek Milled
Oriëntatie Medal alignment ↑↑
Rand
Periode
Opmerking
Referentie(s) ICMC#25053450
Beschrijving voorzijde A stylized impression of the city: a Roman arch with the sea beyond. Below, a capital from the 5th century synagogue found on the spot, featuring a seven-branched candelabrum between acanthus leaves. The name of the city, `Caesarea`, in Hebrew above and in English below.
Schrift voorzijde
Opschrift voorzijde CAESAREA
Beschrijving keerzijde In the center, a replica of a coin minted in Caesarea by Agrippas 1 (37-44 CE). Tyche (Fortune) holding in her right hand a ship`s rudder, in her left a palm branch. The inscription around Tyche in Greek, `Caesarea, close to the harbor Sebastos`, (Sebastos being the Greek for Augustus), the letter `LH` stand for the year 44 CE. On the rim, the inscription, `Coin of Caesarea 44 CE` in Hebrew, 3804 in English below.
Schrift keerzijde
Opschrift keerzijde ΤΩCEB ACTΩΛΙ KAICAPI ΑΗΠΡΟ LH COIN OF CAESAREA 44 C.E.
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Numisquare-ID 9387917970
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